# Bal Village, Ekma, Saran (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Ekma, Saran 

# Bal

Bal is a village in Ekma sub-district of Saran district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,278 people in 411 households**, the 28th largest of 92 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 71.0%.

- 2,278people (2011)
- 411households
- 70.7%literacy
- 981females per 1,000 males

## Bal PIN code and other codes

Bal falls in Ekma sub-district, Saran district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatNawada
- Community development blockEkma
- Census village code233296

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

## How far is Bal from nearby towns?

- Ekma (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Chhapra (district HQ)38 km by road
- Chapra (nearest town)36 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 Bal?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Bal; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Jaitpur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Ekma
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Maraurah
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)1 h summer · 1 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 Bal known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 49% of the 114 hectares of village land is sown, and 53 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 Bal

Of every 100 households in Bal in 2011, 9 had electricity, 18 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 54 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Bal · ■ Ekma rural average

Electricity for lighting ****9%**

**8%

Toilet within the home ****18%**

**21%

No toilet (open defecation) ****82%**

**78%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****85%**

**68%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**93%

Use banking services ****37%**

**68%

Television ****15%**

**15%

Mobile phone ****54%**

**68%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**12%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**2%

None of these assets ****26%**

**15%

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 Bal?

■ Bal · ■ Ekma rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****70.7%**

**71.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****981**

**986

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1006**

**925

Working population ****19.9%**

**23.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.6% for men and 57.5% for women. 37% of men and 2% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 82 (18%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (0%) · **■** Household industry 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 29 (6%) · **■** Marginal 336 (74%)

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 Ekma

- Rith2,487 people
- Dewpura2,473 people
- Eksar2,423 people
- Amdarhi2,320 people
- Rajapur2,252 people
- Ekari2,188 people
- Jamanpura2,172 people
- Banpura2,136 people

[All 93 villages in Ekma](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/saran/ekma/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Bal from Chhapra?38 km by road
- What is the population of Bal?2,278 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bal in?Saran district (Ekma sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Bal?70.7% (Census 2011)