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

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Village · Bikramganj, Rohtas 

# Balha

Balha is a village in Bikramganj sub-district of Rohtas district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **381 people in 50 households**, the 66th largest of 80 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 86.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 75.0%.

- 381people (2011)
- 50households
- 86.2%literacy
- 934females per 1,000 males

## Balha PIN code and other codes

Balha falls in Bikramganj sub-district, Rohtas district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatKusumhra
- Community development blockBikramganj
- Census village code251169

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

## How far is Balha from nearby towns?

- Bikramganj (sub-district HQ)7 km by road
- Sasaram (district HQ)47 km by road
- Bikramganj (nearest town)7 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 Balha?

1 services counted by the Census are inside Balha; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Weekly haatIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary school5–10 km · Goshaldih
- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Amna Pokhar
- ○Degree college10+ 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 station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 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
- Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 10 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 Balha known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 94% of the 64 hectares of village land is sown, and 55 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 Balha

Of every 100 households in Balha in 2011, 68 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 74 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Balha · ■ Bikramganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****68%**

**20%

Toilet within the home ****14%**

**25%

No toilet (open defecation) ****78%**

**74%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****88%**

**84%

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

**7%

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

**89%

Use banking services ****84%**

**65%

Television ****0%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****74%**

**62%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**11%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****18%**

**20%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 Balha?

■ Balha · ■ Bikramganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****86.2%**

**75.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****934**

**911

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****938**

**906

Working population ****49.6%**

**34.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 91.5% for men and 80.5% for women. 53% of men and 46% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Farm labourers 4 (2%) · **■** Household industry 4 (2%) · **■** Other work 13 (7%) · **■** Marginal 168 (89%)

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

- Bilkhoriya523 people
- Parsamadhopur514 people
- Bargaiyan473 people
- Silauta420 people
- Dumariya371 people
- Sahejani294 people
- Amauna270 people
- Purandarpur269 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Balha from Sasaram?47 km by road
- What is the population of Balha?381 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Balha in?Rohtas district (Bikramganj sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Balha?86.2% (Census 2011)