# Balua Village, Narkatiaganj, Pashchim Champaran (Bihar)

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Village · Narkatiaganj, Pashchim Champaran 

# Balua

Balua is a village in Narkatiaganj sub-district of Pashchim Champaran district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **326 people in 56 households**, the 141st largest of 148 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 59.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 53.9%.

- 326people (2011)
- 56households
- 59.8%literacy
- 874females per 1,000 males

## Balua PIN code and other codes

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

- Gram panchayatManwa
- Community development blockNarkatiaganj
- Census village code216728

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?

- Narkatiaganj (sub-district HQ)7 km by road
- Bettiah (district HQ)49 km by road
- Narkatiyaganj (nearest town)7 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?

4 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
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Narkatiaganj
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Narkatiaganj
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bettiah
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 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 66% of the 138 hectares of village land is sown, and 92 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, 4 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 55 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Balua · ■ Narkatiaganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**5%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**12%

No toilet (open defecation) ****96%**

**86%

Tap water ****2%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****18%**

**49%

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

**2%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****68%**

**36%

Television ****7%**

**7%

Mobile phone ****55%**

**51%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****0%**

**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 · ■ Narkatiaganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****59.8%**

**53.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****874**

**917

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****875**

**957

Working population ****23.0%**

**36.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 64.1% for men and 54.8% for women. 41% of men and 3% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 37 (49%) · **■** Farm labourers 30 (40%) · **■** Other work 8 (11%)

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 Narkatiaganj

- Siswa435 people
- Bijbania407 people
- Mathia388 people
- Imilia359 people
- Kaulachi318 people
- Mahuawa218 people
- Hichhopal196 people
- Sirahwa190 people

[All 160 villages in Narkatiaganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/pashchim-champaran/narkatiaganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Balua from Bettiah?49 km by road
- What is the population of Balua?326 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Balua in?Pashchim Champaran district (Narkatiaganj sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Balua?59.8% (Census 2011)