# Balua Village, Dumra, Sitamarhi (Bihar) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/sitamarhi/dumra/balua/ Village · Dumra, Sitamarhi # Balua Balua is a village in Dumra sub-district of Sitamarhi district, Bihar, PIN code **843323**. The 2011 Census counted **1,621 people in 333 households**, the 55th largest of 73 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 50.9%. - 1,621people (2011) - 333households - 62.0%literacy - 843323PIN code ## Balua PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Balua is 843323.** Balua falls in Dumra sub-district, Sitamarhi district, Bihar. - PIN code843323 - Gram panchayatLagma - Community development blockDumra - Census village code219593 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? - Dumra (sub-district HQ)4 km by road - Sitamarhi (district HQ)5 km by road - Sitamarhi (nearest town)5 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? 7 services counted by the Census are inside Balua; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college5–10 km · Sitamarhi - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Sitamarhi - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 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 Balua known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 54% of the 168 hectares of village land is sown, and 35 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, 24 had electricity, 28 a toilet at home and 7 cooked with LPG; 55 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Balua · ■ Dumra rural average Electricity for lighting ****24%** **14% Toilet within the home ****28%** **21% No toilet (open defecation) ****72%** **78% Tap water ****0%** **2% Drinking water within premises ****31%** **31% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****7%** **6% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****73%** **91% Use banking services ****51%** **31% Television ****15%** **10% Mobile phone ****55%** **44% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****8%** **6% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****25%** **29% Own their home ****100%** **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 · ■ Dumra rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****62.0%** **50.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****955** **886 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1054** **930 Working population ****25.8%** **32.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 70.4% for men and 52.8% for women. 46% of men and 4% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 12 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 249 (59%) · **■** Household industry 13 (3%) · **■** Other work 32 (8%) · **■** Marginal 113 (27%) 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 Dumra - Bachharpur1,806 people - Karnahia1,753 people - Arifpur Bazidpur1,732 people - Mohandih1,697 people - Saura urf Bhalni Churaman1,527 people - Kokna1,471 people - Rampatti1,289 people - Mahamadpur Seb1,242 people [All 73 villages in Dumra](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/sitamarhi/dumra/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Balua?843323 - How far is Balua from Sitamarhi?5 km by road - What is the population of Balua?1,621 (Census 2011) - Which district is Balua in?Sitamarhi district (Dumra sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Balua?62.0% (Census 2011)