# Balua Village, Srinagar, Purnia (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Srinagar, Purnia 

# Balua

Balua is a village in Srinagar sub-district of Purnia district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **6,882 people in 1,410 households**, the 6th largest of 27 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 41.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 44.9%.

- 6,882people (2011)
- 1,410households
- 41.3%literacy
- 882females per 1,000 males

## Balua PIN code and other codes

Balua falls in Srinagar sub-district, Purnia district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatGarhia Balua
- Community development blockSrinagar
- Census village code223609

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?

- Srinagar (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Purnia (district HQ)12 km by road
- Purnia (nearest town)12 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?

9 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 · 2 govt
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Commercial bankIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Purnia East
- ○Degree college10+ km · Purnia
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Purnia
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 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?

The main crops are **paddy, wheat and maize**. About 88% of the 661 hectares of village land is sown, and 384 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

Of every 100 households in Balua in 2011, 14 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 40 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Balua · ■ Srinagar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****14%**

**9%

Toilet within the home ****7%**

**5%

No toilet (open defecation) ****92%**

**94%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****45%**

**55%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**0%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**99%

Use banking services ****36%**

**17%

Television ****12%**

**5%

Mobile phone ****40%**

**32%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****34%**

**40%

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 · ■ Srinagar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****41.3%**

**44.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****882**

**928

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****832**

**942

Working population ****39.7%**

**39.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 48.3% for men and 33.5% for women. 50% of men and 28% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 427 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,413 (52%) · **■** Household industry 28 (1%) · **■** Other work 105 (4%) · **■** Marginal 762 (28%)

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 Srinagar

- Khunti Dhanaili16,288 people
- Jogaili9,385 people
- Garhia7,411 people
- Singhia7,233 people
- Debinagar6,455 people
- Chauka6,289 people
- Jhuni4,940 people
- Cinghia Bhagta4,146 people

[All 27 villages in Srinagar](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purnia/srinagar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Balua from Purnia?12 km by road
- What is the population of Balua?6,882 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Balua in?Purnia district (Srinagar sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Balua?41.3% (Census 2011)