# Balua Murat Ray Village, Jogapatti, Pashchim Champaran (Bihar) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/pashchim-champaran/jogapatti/balua-murat-ray/ Village · Jogapatti, Pashchim Champaran # Balua Murat Ray Balua Murat Ray is a village in Jogapatti sub-district of Pashchim Champaran district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **699 people in 131 households**, the 84th largest of 102 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 58.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 51.0%. - 699people (2011) - 131households - 58.0%literacy - 910females per 1,000 males ## Balua Murat Ray PIN code and other codes Balua Murat Ray falls in Jogapatti sub-district, Pashchim Champaran district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatBaluwa Bhawanipur - Community development blockJogapatti - Census village code217099 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Balua Murat Ray from nearby towns? - Jogapatti (sub-district HQ)12 km by road - Bettiah (district HQ)28 km by road - Bettiah (nearest town)28 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 Murat Ray? 8 services counted by the Census are inside Balua Murat Ray; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Bettiah - ○Degree college10+ km · Bettiah - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bettiah - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes 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 Murat Ray known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 86% of the 176 hectares of village land is sown, and 13 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 Murat Ray Of every 100 households in Balua Murat Ray in 2011, 0 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 54 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Balua Murat Ray · ■ Jogapatti rural average Electricity for lighting ****0%** **1% Toilet within the home ****4%** **9% No toilet (open defecation) ****96%** **90% Tap water ****1%** **2% Drinking water within premises ****24%** **48% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%** **98% Use banking services ****37%** **36% Television ****1%** **5% Mobile phone ****54%** **57% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****6%** **5% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **1% None of these assets ****5%** **16% Own their home ****99%** **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 Murat Ray? ■ Balua Murat Ray · ■ Jogapatti rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****58.0%** **51.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****910** **900 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****840** **957 Working population ****47.8%** **34.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 66.2% for men and 49.2% for women. 48% of men and 47% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 78 (23%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 4 (1%) · **■** Marginal 250 (75%) 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 Jogapatti - Piparpanti763 people - Madarpur729 people - Sangrampur723 people - Gobinapur721 people - Hariharpur699 people - Sikta Khurd683 people - Gaunaria648 people - Nankar643 people [All 105 villages in Jogapatti](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/pashchim-champaran/jogapatti/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Balua Murat Ray from Bettiah?28 km by road - What is the population of Balua Murat Ray?699 (Census 2011) - Which district is Balua Murat Ray in?Pashchim Champaran district (Jogapatti sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Balua Murat Ray?58.0% (Census 2011)