# Balhampur Village, Simri Bakhtiarpur, Saharsa (Bihar)

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Village · Simri Bakhtiarpur, Saharsa 

# Balhampur

Balhampur is a village in Simri Bakhtiarpur sub-district of Saharsa district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **3,803 people in 722 households**, the 26th largest of 58 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 53.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 48.8%.

- 3,803people (2011)
- 722households
- 53.4%literacy
- 909females per 1,000 males

## Balhampur PIN code and other codes

Balhampur falls in Simri Bakhtiarpur sub-district, Saharsa district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatRaipura
- Community development blockSimri Bakhtiarpur
- Census village code226631

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

## How far is Balhampur from nearby towns?

- Simri Bakhtiarpur (sub-district HQ)6 km by road
- Saharsa (district HQ)18 km by road
- Saharsa (nearest town)18 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 Balhampur?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Balhampur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Sahrsa
- ○Degree college10+ km · Saharsa
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Saharsa
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)3 h summer · 2 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 Balhampur known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 87% of the 264 hectares of village land is sown, and 139 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 Balhampur

Of every 100 households in Balhampur in 2011, 19 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 78 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Balhampur · ■ Simri Bakhtiarpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****19%**

**12%

Toilet within the home ****8%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****85%**

**84%

Tap water ****2%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****50%**

**43%

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

**4%

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

**95%

Use banking services ****64%**

**32%

Television ****4%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****78%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****8%**

**38%

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 Balhampur?

■ Balhampur · ■ Simri Bakhtiarpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****53.4%**

**48.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****909**

**901

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****933**

**931

Working population ****31.1%**

**31.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 66.1% for men and 39.2% for women. 46% of men and 15% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 647 (55%) · **■** Farm labourers 477 (40%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 37 (3%) · **■** Marginal 21 (2%)

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 Simri Bakhtiarpur

- Paharpur4,273 people
- Kantho4,031 people
- Bhauara3,916 people
- Mahammad pur3,806 people
- Sonpura3,630 people
- Sardiha3,569 people
- Balthi3,554 people
- Basatpur3,416 people

[All 60 villages in Simri Bakhtiarpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/saharsa/simri-bakhtiarpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Balhampur from Saharsa?18 km by road
- What is the population of Balhampur?3,803 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Balhampur in?Saharsa district (Simri Bakhtiarpur sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Balhampur?53.4% (Census 2011)