# Baluahi Village, Chiraia, Purba Champaran (Bihar) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purba-champaran/chiraia/baluahi/ Village · Chiraia, Purba Champaran # Baluahi Baluahi is a village in Chiraia sub-district of Purba Champaran district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **966 people in 188 households**, the 38th largest of 41 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 50.1%. - 966people (2011) - 188households - 75.1%literacy - 917females per 1,000 males ## Baluahi PIN code and other codes Baluahi falls in Chiraia sub-district, Purba Champaran district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatHarnaraina - Community development blockChiraia - Census village code217903 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Baluahi from nearby towns? - Chiraia (sub-district HQ)14 km by road - Motihari (district HQ)32 km by road - Dhaka (nearest town)6 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 Baluahi? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Baluahi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Motihari - ○Degree college10+ km · Raxaul - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Motihari - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river - Electricity (2011)4 h summer · 4 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 Baluahi known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 74% of the 62 hectares of village land is sown, and 41 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 Baluahi Of every 100 households in Baluahi in 2011, 40 had electricity, 20 a toilet at home and 23 cooked with LPG; 62 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Baluahi · ■ Chiraia rural average Electricity for lighting ****40%** **7% Toilet within the home ****20%** **16% No toilet (open defecation) ****80%** **84% Tap water ****0%** **2% Drinking water within premises ****52%** **45% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****23%** **3% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****77%** **95% Use banking services ****46%** **36% Television ****17%** **8% Mobile phone ****62%** **57% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****12%** **7% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **2% None of these assets ****23%** **16% 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 Baluahi? ■ Baluahi · ■ Chiraia rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****75.1%** **50.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****917** **890 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****846** **915 Working population ****26.4%** **32.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 82.2% for men and 67.4% for women. 49% of men and 2% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 93 (36%) · **■** Farm labourers 119 (47%) · **■** Household industry 6 (2%) · **■** Other work 36 (14%) · **■** Marginal 1 (0%) 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 Chiraia - Lachhmipur1,847 people - Partapur1,452 people - Jaipal Tola1,336 people - Kohbarwa1,077 people - Dih Mahuahi603 people - Babhnaula urf Phulwar Khurd186 people - Sakri167 people [All 41 villages in Chiraia](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purba-champaran/chiraia/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Baluahi from Motihari?32 km by road - What is the population of Baluahi?966 (Census 2011) - Which district is Baluahi in?Purba Champaran district (Chiraia sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Baluahi?75.1% (Census 2011)