# Balua Village, Mashrakh, Saran (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Mashrakh, Saran 

# Balua

Balua is a village in Mashrakh sub-district of Saran district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **816 people in 136 households**, the 61st largest of 67 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 64.7%.

- 816people (2011)
- 136households
- 61.8%literacy
- 1,030females per 1,000 males

## Balua PIN code and other codes

Balua falls in Mashrakh sub-district, Saran district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatArana
- Community development blockMashrakh
- Census village code232820

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

## How far is Balua from nearby towns?

- Mashrakh (sub-district HQ)13 km by road
- Chhapra (district HQ)54 km by road
- Chapra (nearest town)51 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 Balua?

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

### In the village

- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Arna
- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Rajapatti
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Mashrakh
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Marhaura
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes

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 Balua known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 60% of the 69 hectares of village land is sown, and 42 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 Balua

Of every 100 households in Balua in 2011, 2 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 52 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Balua · ■ Mashrakh rural average

Electricity for lighting ****2%**

**4%

Toilet within the home ****3%**

**20%

No toilet (open defecation) ****97%**

**78%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****4%**

**52%

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

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**94%

Use banking services ****30%**

**58%

Television ****4%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****52%**

**70%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**11%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****30%**

**11%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Balua?

■ Balua · ■ Mashrakh rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****61.8%**

**64.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1030**

**978

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****755**

**965

Working population ****31.2%**

**27.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 71.1% for men and 53.2% for women. 46% of men and 17% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 40 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 4 (2%) · **■** Other work 11 (4%) · **■** Marginal 200 (78%)

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 Mashrakh

- Hansapir1,043 people
- Khairanpur910 people
- Korranw877 people
- Shamaspura834 people
- Sheikhpura813 people
- Mahesh Chhapra797 people
- Siuri697 people
- Narhar Barwa472 people

[All 68 villages in Mashrakh](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/saran/mashrakh/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Balua from Chhapra?54 km by road
- What is the population of Balua?816 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Balua in?Saran district (Mashrakh sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Balua?61.8% (Census 2011)