# Balma Sirsiya Village, Kalyanpur, Purba Champaran (Bihar) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purba-champaran/kalyanpur/balma-sirsiya/ Village · Kalyanpur, Purba Champaran # Balma Sirsiya Balma Sirsiya is a village in Kalyanpur sub-district of Purba Champaran district, Bihar, PIN code **845426**. The 2011 Census counted **1,938 people in 385 households**, the 37th largest of 97 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 50.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 56.7%. - 1,938people (2011) - 385households - 50.9%literacy - 845426PIN code ## Balma Sirsiya PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Balma Sirsiya is 845426.** Balma Sirsiya falls in Kalyanpur sub-district, Purba Champaran district, Bihar. - PIN code845426 - Gram panchayatMadan Sirsiya - Community development blockKalyanpur - Census village code218339 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Balma Sirsiya from nearby towns? - Kalyanpur (sub-district HQ)6 km by road - Motihari (district HQ)50 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 Balma Sirsiya? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Balma Sirsiya; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Chakia - ○Degree college10+ km · Chakia - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Motihari - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus service10+ 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 Balma Sirsiya known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 74% of the 203 hectares of village land is sown, and 70 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 Balma Sirsiya Of every 100 households in Balma Sirsiya in 2011, 8 had electricity, 15 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 34 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Balma Sirsiya · ■ Kalyanpur rural average Electricity for lighting ****8%** **2% Toilet within the home ****15%** **18% No toilet (open defecation) ****85%** **81% Tap water ****0%** **2% Drinking water within premises ****46%** **55% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%** **97% Use banking services ****36%** **50% Television ****3%** **8% Mobile phone ****34%** **61% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****4%** **8% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **2% None of these assets ****26%** **14% Own their home ****99%** **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 Balma Sirsiya? ■ Balma Sirsiya · ■ Kalyanpur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****50.9%** **56.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****966** **943 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****779** **929 Working population ****26.2%** **33.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 59.3% for men and 42.7% for women. 46% of men and 5% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 83 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 345 (68%) · **■** Household industry 15 (3%) · **■** Other work 26 (5%) · **■** Marginal 38 (7%) 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 Kalyanpur - Katharia2,216 people - Jamunapur2,198 people - Hajipur2,102 people - Madhopur Gobind1,940 people - Bangra1,890 people - Khatolwa1,869 people - Ganesh Sirsiya1,790 people - Bisambharpur1,778 people [All 98 villages in Kalyanpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purba-champaran/kalyanpur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Balma Sirsiya?845426 - How far is Balma Sirsiya from Motihari?50 km by road - What is the population of Balma Sirsiya?1,938 (Census 2011) - Which district is Balma Sirsiya in?Purba Champaran district (Kalyanpur sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Balma Sirsiya?50.9% (Census 2011)