# Balua Village, Sidhaw, Pashchim Champaran (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Sidhaw, Pashchim Champaran 

# Balua

Balua is a village in Sidhaw sub-district of Pashchim Champaran district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **4,964 people in 790 households**, the 8th largest of 159 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 54.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 52.0%.

- 4,964people (2011)
- 790households
- 54.9%literacy
- 936females per 1,000 males

## Balua PIN code and other codes

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

- Gram panchayatBalua Chatroul
- Community development blockSidhaw
- Census village code216035

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?

- Sidhaw (sub-district HQ)16 km by road
- Bettiah (district HQ)83 km by road
- Bagha (nearest town)16 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?

10 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
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Harnatarn
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bagha
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bettiah
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ 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 Balua known for?

About 17% of the 500 hectares of village land is sown.

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, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 39 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Balua · ■ Sidhaw rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**12%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**8%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**91%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****43%**

**49%

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

**1%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****28%**

**34%

Television ****3%**

**9%

Mobile phone ****39%**

**45%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****15%**

**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 Balua?

■ Balua · ■ Sidhaw rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****54.9%**

**52.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****936**

**934

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****940**

**969

Working population ****40.6%**

**48.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 66.4% for men and 42.6% for women. 48% of men and 33% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 397 (20%) · **■** Farm labourers 854 (42%) · **■** Household industry 5 (0%) · **■** Other work 82 (4%) · **■** Marginal 675 (34%)

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

- Kharhat5,511 people
- Matiaria5,342 people
- Pachrukha5,238 people
- Bairagi Sonbarsa5,048 people
- Parsauni4,610 people
- Mangalpur4,248 people
- Rampurwa4,205 people
- Belahwa3,983 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Balua from Bettiah?83 km by road
- What is the population of Balua?4,964 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Balua in?Pashchim Champaran district (Sidhaw sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Balua?54.9% (Census 2011)