# Balwa Village, Chakia, Purba Champaran (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purba-champaran/chakia/balwa/ Village · Chakia, Purba Champaran # Balwa Balwa is a village in Chakia sub-district of Purba Champaran district, Bihar, PIN code **845416**. The 2011 Census counted **3,329 people in 605 households**, the 22nd largest of 76 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 58.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 56.9%. - 3,329people (2011) - 605households - 58.9%literacy - 845416PIN code ## Balwa PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Balwa is 845416.** Balwa falls in Chakia sub-district, Purba Champaran district, Bihar. - PIN code845416 - Gram panchayatMahuawa - Community development blockChakia - Census village code218463 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Balwa from nearby towns? - Chakia (sub-district HQ)10 km by road - Motihari (district HQ)30 km by road - Chakia (nearest town)10 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 Balwa? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Balwa; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Damodarpur - ○Degree college5–10 km · Chakia - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Motihari - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)2 h summer · 2 h winter 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 Balwa known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 84% of the 136 hectares of village land is sown, and 82 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 Balwa Of every 100 households in Balwa in 2011, 4 had electricity, 19 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 58 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Balwa · ■ Chakia rural average Electricity for lighting ****4%** **6% Toilet within the home ****19%** **17% No toilet (open defecation) ****76%** **82% Tap water ****1%** **2% Drinking water within premises ****52%** **56% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%** **4% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%** **96% Use banking services ****43%** **54% Television ****14%** **10% Mobile phone ****58%** **64% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****7%** **8% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **2% None of these assets ****14%** **13% 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 Balwa? ■ Balwa · ■ Chakia rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****58.9%** **56.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****922** **936 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1021** **949 Working population ****22.9%** **31.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 71.7% for men and 44.7% for women. 41% of men and 3% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 126 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 346 (45%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 47 (6%) · **■** Marginal 244 (32%) 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 Chakia - Chak Bara3,495 people - Chaknia3,383 people - Harpur3,373 people - Pipra3,352 people - Kunarpur3,239 people - Bangri3,174 people - Parsauni Khem3,073 people - Pasrampur3,028 people [All 78 villages in Chakia](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purba-champaran/chakia/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Balwa?845416 - How far is Balwa from Motihari?30 km by road - What is the population of Balwa?3,329 (Census 2011) - Which district is Balwa in?Purba Champaran district (Chakia sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Balwa?58.9% (Census 2011)