# Balua Village, Gaunaha, Pashchim Champaran (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Gaunaha, Pashchim Champaran 

# Balua

Balua is a village in Gaunaha sub-district of Pashchim Champaran district, Bihar, PIN code **845455**. The 2011 Census counted **533 people in 102 households**, the 129th largest of 156 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 58.9%.

- 533people (2011)
- 102households
- 79.9%literacy
- 845455PIN code

## Balua PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Balua is 845455.** Balua falls in Gaunaha sub-district, Pashchim Champaran district, Bihar.

- PIN code845455
- Gram panchayatBelsandi
- Community development blockGaunaha
- Census village code216366

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Balua from nearby towns?

- Gaunaha (sub-district HQ)16 km by road
- Bettiah (district HQ)56 km by road
- Narkatiyaganj (nearest town)23 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Balua?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Balua; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Mitni
- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Jamunia
- ○Degree college10+ km · Narkatiaganj
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bettiah
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Balua known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 56% of the 107 hectares of village land is sown, and 57 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Balua

Of every 100 households in Balua in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 23 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Balua · ■ Gaunaha rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**1%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**7%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**92%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****13%**

**42%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**0%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**99%

Use banking services ****41%**

**38%

Television ****0%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****23%**

**49%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****31%**

**24%

Own their home ****100%**

**99%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Balua?

■ Balua · ■ Gaunaha rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****79.9%**

**58.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****851**

**922

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****750**

**959

Working population ****43.9%**

**41.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.4% for men and 69.1% for women. 44% of men and 44% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 5 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 42 (18%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 13 (6%) · **■** Marginal 173 (74%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Gaunaha

- Kauaha566 people
- Rampurwa551 people
- Itwa539 people
- Charihani538 people
- Bhatujhila518 people
- Bishunpurwa518 people
- Ajhia Serwa499 people
- Ratanpurwa482 people

[All 168 villages in Gaunaha](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/pashchim-champaran/gaunaha/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Balua?845455
- How far is Balua from Bettiah?56 km by road
- What is the population of Balua?533 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Balua in?Pashchim Champaran district (Gaunaha sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Balua?79.9% (Census 2011)