# Balkahwa Village, Sidhaw, Pashchim Champaran (Bihar)

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Village · Sidhaw, Pashchim Champaran 

# Balkahwa

Balkahwa is a village in Sidhaw sub-district of Pashchim Champaran district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,599 people in 297 households**, the 82nd largest of 159 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 24.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 52.0%.

- 1,599people (2011)
- 297households
- 24.5%literacy
- 964females per 1,000 males

## Balkahwa PIN code and other codes

Balkahwa falls in Sidhaw sub-district, Pashchim Champaran district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatBeirathi Bariarwa
- Community development blockSidhaw
- Census village code216094

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

## How far is Balkahwa from nearby towns?

- Sidhaw (sub-district HQ)32 km by road
- Bettiah (district HQ)79 km by road
- Bagha (nearest town)24 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 Balkahwa?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Balkahwa; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Bagha
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bagha
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bettiah
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 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 Balkahwa known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 78% of the 111 hectares of village land is sown, and 5 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 Balkahwa

Of every 100 households in Balkahwa in 2011, 0 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 34 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Balkahwa · ■ Sidhaw rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**12%

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

**8%

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

**91%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****75%**

**49%

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

**1%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****26%**

**34%

Television ****1%**

**9%

Mobile phone ****34%**

**45%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****43%**

**23%

Own their home ****100%**

**98%

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 Balkahwa?

■ Balkahwa · ■ Sidhaw rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****24.5%**

**52.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****964**

**934

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1096**

**969

Working population ****49.2%**

**48.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 29.8% for men and 18.9% for women. 57% of men and 41% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 38 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 573 (73%) · **■** Household industry 16 (2%) · **■** Other work 13 (2%) · **■** Marginal 146 (19%)

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 Sidhaw

- Ghurauli1,640 people
- Mahdewa1,621 people
- Machharganwan1,607 people
- Semra1,605 people
- Hathiwanwan1,599 people
- Kunai Lachhmipur1,588 people
- Santpur1,552 people
- Pipra1,536 people

[All 175 villages in Sidhaw](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/pashchim-champaran/sidhaw/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Balkahwa from Bettiah?79 km by road
- What is the population of Balkahwa?1,599 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Balkahwa in?Pashchim Champaran district (Sidhaw sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Balkahwa?24.5% (Census 2011)