# Balua Kachhari Village, Banmankhi, Purnia (Bihar) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purnia/banmankhi/balua-kachhari/ Village · Banmankhi, Purnia # Balua Kachhari Balua Kachhari is a village in Banmankhi sub-district of Purnia district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **13,819 people in 2,926 households**, the 4th largest of 81 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 48.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 50.1%. - 13,819people (2011) - 2,926households - 48.4%literacy - 921females per 1,000 males ## Balua Kachhari PIN code and other codes Balua Kachhari falls in Banmankhi sub-district, Purnia district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatKachhari Balua - Community development blockBanmankhi - Census village code223040 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Balua Kachhari from nearby towns? - Banmankhi (sub-district HQ)25 km by road - Purnia (district HQ)35 km by road - Banmankhi (nearest town)25 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 Kachhari? 15 services counted by the Census are inside Balua Kachhari; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 5 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 5 govt · 1 private - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn 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 school10+ km · Banmankhi - ○Degree college10+ km · Banmankhi - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Purnia - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps - Electricity (2011)10 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 Balua Kachhari known for? The main crops are **paddy, wheat and maize**. About 91% of the 2,162 hectares of village land is sown, and 1,297 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 Balua Kachhari Of every 100 households in Balua Kachhari in 2011, 2 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 28 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Balua Kachhari · ■ Banmankhi rural average Electricity for lighting ****2%** **7% Toilet within the home ****10%** **9% No toilet (open defecation) ****88%** **90% Tap water ****1%** **2% Drinking water within premises ****69%** **66% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **1% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%** **98% Use banking services ****15%** **28% Television ****3%** **6% Mobile phone ****28%** **35% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****3%** **4% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****56%** **37% 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 Balua Kachhari? ■ Balua Kachhari · ■ Banmankhi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****48.4%** **50.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****921** **912 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****956** **929 Working population ****39.2%** **41.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 56.3% for men and 39.7% for women. 48% of men and 30% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 687 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 3,181 (59%) · **■** Household industry 25 (0%) · **■** Other work 167 (3%) · **■** Marginal 1,353 (25%) 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 Banmankhi - Rupauli20,172 people - Ramnagar Pharsahi18,757 people - Chandpur Bhagha14,400 people - Rampur Tilak12,409 people - Ladugarh12,300 people - Jankinagar11,781 people - Jianganj11,545 people [All 107 villages in Banmankhi](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purnia/banmankhi/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Balua Kachhari from Purnia?35 km by road - What is the population of Balua Kachhari?13,819 (Census 2011) - Which district is Balua Kachhari in?Purnia district (Banmankhi sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Balua Kachhari?48.4% (Census 2011)