# 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 **453 people in 86 households**, the 135th largest of 156 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 35.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 58.9%.

- 453people (2011)
- 86households
- 35.3%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 panchayatMajharia
- Community development blockGaunaha
- Census village code216397

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)17 km by road
- Bettiah (district HQ)49 km by road
- Narkatiyaganj (nearest town)20 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
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn 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 serviceunder 5 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 79% of the 178 hectares of village land is sown, and 50 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, 2 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 21 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Balua · ■ Gaunaha rural average

Electricity for lighting ****2%**

**1%

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

**7%

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

**92%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****31%**

**42%

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

**0%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****12%**

**38%

Television ****0%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****21%**

**49%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****35%**

**24%

Own their home ****98%**

**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+) ****35.3%**

**58.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****849**

**922

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****889**

**959

Working population ****42.2%**

**41.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 42.9% for men and 26.2% for women. 51% of men and 32% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 1 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 6 (3%) · **■** Other work 6 (3%) · **■** Marginal 178 (93%)

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

- Bishunpurwa518 people
- Ajhia Serwa499 people
- Ratanpurwa482 people
- Rajpur454 people
- Gujra Motihari423 people
- Bahuarwa407 people
- Dih Jagarnathpur397 people
- Marjadi391 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?49 km by road
- What is the population of Balua?453 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Balua in?Pashchim Champaran district (Gaunaha sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Balua?35.3% (Census 2011)