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

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Village · Gaunaha, Pashchim Champaran 

# Balwal

Balwal is a village in Gaunaha sub-district of Pashchim Champaran district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **872 people in 169 households**, the 95th largest of 156 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 58.9%.

- 872people (2011)
- 169households
- 65.2%literacy
- 925females per 1,000 males

## Balwal PIN code and other codes

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

- Gram panchayatDomat
- Community development blockGaunaha
- Census village code216461

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

## How far is Balwal from nearby towns?

- Gaunaha (sub-district HQ)27 km by road
- Bettiah (district HQ)67 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 Balwal?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Balwal; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Amolwa
- ○Degree college10+ km · Narkatiaganj
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bettiah
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ 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 Balwal known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 49% of the 267 hectares of village land is sown, and 131 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 Balwal

Of every 100 households in Balwal in 2011, 0 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 33 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Balwal · ■ Gaunaha rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**1%

Toilet within the home ****6%**

**7%

No toilet (open defecation) ****93%**

**92%

Tap water ****1%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****35%**

**42%

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

**0%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****30%**

**38%

Television ****2%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****33%**

**49%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****6%**

**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 Balwal?

■ Balwal · ■ Gaunaha rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****65.2%**

**58.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****925**

**922

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****959**

**959

Working population ****44.2%**

**41.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.0% for men and 53.4% for women. 54% of men and 34% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 10 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 130 (34%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 31 (8%) · **■** Marginal 211 (55%)

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

- Mahuawa925 people
- Mandiha908 people
- Balia906 people
- Bairatwa895 people
- Goithahi870 people
- Mehnaul Khurd859 people
- Sarpharwa857 people
- Betahania845 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Balwal from Bettiah?67 km by road
- What is the population of Balwal?872 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Balwal in?Pashchim Champaran district (Gaunaha sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Balwal?65.2% (Census 2011)