# Balaha Village, Bibhutpur, Samastipur (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Bibhutpur, Samastipur 

# Balaha

Balaha is a village in Bibhutpur sub-district of Samastipur district, Bihar, PIN code **851128**. The 2011 Census counted **2,201 people in 406 households**, the 36th largest of 43 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 50.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 63.1%.

- 2,201people (2011)
- 406households
- 50.4%literacy
- 851128PIN code

## Balaha PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Balaha is 851128.** Balaha falls in Bibhutpur sub-district, Samastipur district, Bihar.

- PIN code851128
- Gram panchayatKhas Tabhka South
- Community development blockBibhutpur
- Census village code237150

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

## How far is Balaha from nearby towns?

- Bibhutpur (sub-district HQ)13 km by road
- Samastipur (district HQ)38 km by road
- Dalsinghsarai (nearest town)12 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 Balaha?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Mansur Chak
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Dal Singh Sarai
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Samastipur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps

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 Balaha known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 73% of the 111 hectares of village land is sown, and 66 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 Balaha

Of every 100 households in Balaha in 2011, 1 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 43 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Balaha · ■ Bibhutpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**4%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**85%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****31%**

**41%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**3%

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

**95%

Use banking services ****17%**

**41%

Television ****3%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****43%**

**50%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****36%**

**23%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Balaha?

■ Balaha · ■ Bibhutpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****50.4%**

**63.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****994**

**919

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1078**

**945

Working population ****53.1%**

**32.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 55.9% for men and 44.7% for women. 60% of men and 46% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 56 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 602 (51%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 9 (1%) · **■** Marginal 499 (43%)

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 Bibhutpur

- Shahpur Patohi3,499 people
- KIshunpur Tabhka3,135 people
- Monda3,020 people
- Chandsurari2,214 people
- Purkhatimpur Pachhiari1,919 people
- Raghopur1,774 people
- Rupauli Khurd1,618 people
- Bahlampur Khambhar804 people

[All 44 villages in Bibhutpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/samastipur/bibhutpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Balaha?851128
- How far is Balaha from Samastipur?38 km by road
- What is the population of Balaha?2,201 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Balaha in?Samastipur district (Bibhutpur sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Balaha?50.4% (Census 2011)