# Balchanwan Village, Bikramganj, Rohtas (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Bikramganj, Rohtas 

# Balchanwan

Balchanwan is a village in Bikramganj sub-district of Rohtas district, Bihar, PIN code **802212**. The 2011 Census counted **547 people in 75 households**, the 60th largest of 80 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 75.0%.

- 547people (2011)
- 75households
- 62.6%literacy
- 802212PIN code

## Balchanwan PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Balchanwan is 802212.** Balchanwan falls in Bikramganj sub-district, Rohtas district, Bihar.

- PIN code802212
- Gram panchayatGhosiya Khurd
- Community development blockBikramganj
- Census village code251236

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Balchanwan from nearby towns?

- Bikramganj (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Sasaram (district HQ)45 km by road
- Bikramganj (nearest town)5 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 Balchanwan?

3 services counted by the Census are inside Balchanwan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary school5–10 km · Goshaldih
- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Dafal Dih
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Bikramganj
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)5 h summer · 8 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 Balchanwan known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 93% of the 50 hectares of village land is sown, and 45 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 Balchanwan

Of every 100 households in Balchanwan in 2011, 11 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 41 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Balchanwan · ■ Bikramganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****11%**

**20%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**25%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**74%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****62%**

**84%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**7%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**89%

Use banking services ****1%**

**65%

Television ****0%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****41%**

**62%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**11%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**2%

None of these assets ****38%**

**20%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Balchanwan?

■ Balchanwan · ■ Bikramganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****62.6%**

**75.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****919**

**911

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1196**

**906

Working population ****30.7%**

**34.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.0% for men and 45.9% for women. 56% of men and 3% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 9 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 11 (7%) · **■** Other work 4 (2%) · **■** Marginal 144 (86%)

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 Bikramganj

- Dehri Udai664 people
- Mathiya604 people
- Jalha593 people
- Kolha573 people
- Kharagpura531 people
- Bilkhoriya523 people
- Parsamadhopur514 people
- Bargaiyan473 people

[All 100 villages in Bikramganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/rohtas/bikramganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Balchanwan?802212
- How far is Balchanwan from Sasaram?45 km by road
- What is the population of Balchanwan?547 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Balchanwan in?Rohtas district (Bikramganj sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Balchanwan?62.6% (Census 2011)