# Balsa Village, Charaut, Sitamarhi (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Charaut, Sitamarhi 

# Balsa

Balsa is a village in Charaut sub-district of Sitamarhi district, Bihar, PIN code **843319**. The 2011 Census counted **2,056 people in 504 households**, the 10th largest of 17 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 39.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 55.2%.

- 2,056people (2011)
- 504households
- 39.6%literacy
- 843319PIN code

## Balsa PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Balsa is 843319.** Balsa falls in Charaut sub-district, Sitamarhi district, Bihar.

- PIN code843319
- Gram panchayatBarri Behta
- Community development blockCharaut
- Census village code219701

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

## How far is Balsa from nearby towns?

- Charaut (sub-district HQ)13 km by road
- Sitamarhi (district HQ)40 km by road
- Janakpur Road (nearest town)11 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 Balsa?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Balsa; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Darbhanga
- ○Degree college10+ km · Sursand
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Sitamarhi
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)4 h summer · 6 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 Balsa known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 79% of the 157 hectares of village land is sown, and 38 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 Balsa

Of every 100 households in Balsa in 2011, 3 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 58 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Balsa · ■ Charaut rural average

Electricity for lighting ****3%**

**13%

Toilet within the home ****9%**

**22%

No toilet (open defecation) ****91%**

**74%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****11%**

**34%

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

**4%

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

**93%

Use banking services ****57%**

**39%

Television ****4%**

**9%

Mobile phone ****58%**

**53%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****15%**

**21%

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 Balsa?

■ Balsa · ■ Charaut rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****39.6%**

**55.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****874**

**900

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****899**

**954

Working population ****31.0%**

**34.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 48.5% for men and 29.4% for women. 50% of men and 10% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 215 (34%) · **■** Farm labourers 345 (54%) · **■** Household industry 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 11 (2%) · **■** Marginal 62 (10%)

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 Charaut

- Basotra3,477 people
- Damodarpatti urf Semri2,932 people
- Chandar Saina2,823 people
- Khoria2,583 people
- Bhutaha2,021 people
- Chikna Chak1,561 people
- Az Rakbe Balsa781 people
- Dumarbana611 people

[All 17 villages in Charaut](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/sitamarhi/charaut/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Balsa?843319
- How far is Balsa from Sitamarhi?40 km by road
- What is the population of Balsa?2,056 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Balsa in?Sitamarhi district (Charaut sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Balsa?39.6% (Census 2011)