# Balia Ekduari Village, Sonbarsa, Saharsa (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/saharsa/sonbarsa/balia-ekduari/ Village · Sonbarsa, Saharsa # Balia Ekduari Balia Ekduari is a village in Sonbarsa sub-district of Saharsa district, Bihar, PIN code **852217**. The 2011 Census counted **2,585 people in 470 households**, the 40th largest of 59 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 46.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 52.4%. - 2,585people (2011) - 470households - 46.2%literacy - 852217PIN code ## Balia Ekduari PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Balia Ekduari is 852217.** Balia Ekduari falls in Sonbarsa sub-district, Saharsa district, Bihar. - PIN code852217 - Gram panchayatBargaon - Community development blockSonbarsa - Census village code226566 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Balia Ekduari from nearby towns? - Sonbarsa (sub-district HQ)17 km by road - Saharsa (district HQ)45 km by road - Saharasa (nearest town)45 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 Balia Ekduari? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Balia Ekduari; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Sonbarasa - ○Degree college10+ km · Madhepura - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Saharsa - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)4 h summer · 4 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 Balia Ekduari known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 51% of the 311 hectares of village land is sown, and 111 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 Balia Ekduari Of every 100 households in Balia Ekduari in 2011, 0 had electricity, 13 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 56 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Balia Ekduari · ■ Sonbarsa rural average Electricity for lighting ****0%** **3% Toilet within the home ****13%** **11% No toilet (open defecation) ****87%** **88% Tap water ****0%** **1% Drinking water within premises ****70%** **54% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%** **97% Use banking services ****48%** **44% Television ****2%** **4% Mobile phone ****56%** **44% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****2%** **4% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****28%** **40% Own their home ****99%** **99% 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 Balia Ekduari? ■ Balia Ekduari · ■ Sonbarsa rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****46.2%** **52.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****985** **916 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****928** **937 Working population ****40.4%** **33.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 54.7% for men and 37.8% for women. 46% of men and 35% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 88 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 4 (0%) · **■** Other work 39 (4%) · **■** Marginal 913 (87%) 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 Sonbarsa - Dumra2,705 people - Lagma2,700 people - Fatehpur2,608 people - Rakhauta2,599 people - Sahmaura2,578 people - Malandh Pattiuttarwari2,363 people - Harpur2,193 people - Goalpura2,175 people [All 59 villages in Sonbarsa](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/saharsa/sonbarsa/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Balia Ekduari?852217 - How far is Balia Ekduari from Saharsa?45 km by road - What is the population of Balia Ekduari?2,585 (Census 2011) - Which district is Balia Ekduari in?Saharsa district (Sonbarsa sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Balia Ekduari?46.2% (Census 2011)