# 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. The 2011 Census counted **1,201 people in 179 households**, the 63rd largest of 156 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 57.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 58.9%.

- 1,201people (2011)
- 179households
- 57.4%literacy
- 953females per 1,000 males

## Balua PIN code and other codes

Balua falls in Gaunaha sub-district, Pashchim Champaran district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatLachhnauta
- Community development blockGaunaha
- Census village code216393

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)25 km by road
- Bettiah (district HQ)60 km by road
- Narkatiyaganj (nearest town)18 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?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Narkatiaganj
- ○Degree college10+ km · Narkatiaganj
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bettiah
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river

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 89% of the 94 hectares of village land is sown, and 12 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, 1 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 69 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Balua · ■ Gaunaha rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**1%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**7%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**92%

Tap water ****1%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****72%**

**42%

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

**0%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****31%**

**38%

Television ****1%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****69%**

**49%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**1%

None of these assets ****15%**

**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+) ****57.4%**

**58.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****953**

**922

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****971**

**959

Working population ****50.0%**

**41.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 72.0% for men and 41.9% for women. 53% of men and 47% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 87 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 320 (53%) · **■** Household industry 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 9 (2%) · **■** Marginal 179 (30%)

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

- Bakhri1,319 people
- Tahkaul1,318 people
- Patkhauli1,246 people
- Harpur1,203 people
- Majharia1,188 people
- Dhanauji1,186 people
- Rajpur1,174 people
- Sonbarsa1,170 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Balua from Bettiah?60 km by road
- What is the population of Balua?1,201 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Balua in?Pashchim Champaran district (Gaunaha sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Balua?57.4% (Census 2011)