# Balgawan Village, Akorhi Gola, Rohtas (Bihar) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/rohtas/akorhi-gola/balgawan/ Village · Akorhi Gola, Rohtas # Balgawan Balgawan is a village in Akorhi Gola sub-district of Rohtas district, Bihar, PIN code **802219**. The 2011 Census counted **5,162 people in 824 households**, the 5th largest of 53 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 72.3%. - 5,162people (2011) - 824households - 68.7%literacy - 802219PIN code ## Balgawan PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Balgawan is 802219.** Balgawan falls in Akorhi Gola sub-district, Rohtas district, Bihar. - PIN code802219 - Gram panchayatBaligawan - Community development blockAkorhi Gola - Census village code252480 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Balgawan from nearby towns? - Akorhi Gola (sub-district HQ)22 km by road - Sasaram (district HQ)48 km by road - Dehri (nearest town)42 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 Balgawan? 29 services counted by the Census are inside Balgawan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●ATMIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Raj Pur - ○Degree college5–10 km · Raj Pur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011)3 h summer · 6 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 Balgawan known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 91% of the 637 hectares of village land is sown, and 580 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 Balgawan Of every 100 households in Balgawan in 2011, 8 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 68 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Balgawan · ■ Akorhi Gola rural average Electricity for lighting ****8%** **24% Toilet within the home ****14%** **20% No toilet (open defecation) ****80%** **79% Tap water ****6%** **3% Drinking water within premises ****77%** **82% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%** **4% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%** **92% Use banking services ****59%** **60% Television ****9%** **21% Mobile phone ****68%** **62% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****10%** **10% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **2% None of these assets ****18%** **17% Own their home ****99%** **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 Balgawan? ■ Balgawan · ■ Akorhi Gola rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****68.7%** **72.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****874** **918 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****808** **932 Working population ****32.5%** **32.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 83.0% for men and 52.6% for women. 49% of men and 13% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 581 (35%) · **■** Farm labourers 600 (36%) · **■** Household industry 12 (1%) · **■** Other work 146 (9%) · **■** Marginal 338 (20%) 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 Akorhi Gola - Bank10,444 people - Bararhi7,394 people - Chandi5,441 people - Madhurampur Dehri5,249 people - Baruna4,231 people - Chhapra3,928 people - Dharahara3,834 people - Akorhi3,810 people [All 56 villages in Akorhi Gola](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/rohtas/akorhi-gola/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Balgawan?802219 - How far is Balgawan from Sasaram?48 km by road - What is the population of Balgawan?5,162 (Census 2011) - Which district is Balgawan in?Rohtas district (Akorhi Gola sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Balgawan?68.7% (Census 2011)