# Balua Kharaua Village, Runisaidpur, Sitamarhi (Bihar) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/sitamarhi/runisaidpur/balua-kharaua/ Village · Runisaidpur, Sitamarhi # Balua Kharaua Balua Kharaua is a village in Runisaidpur sub-district of Sitamarhi district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **9,104 people in 2,057 households**, the 12th largest of 100 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 52.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 52.7%. - 9,104people (2011) - 2,057households - 52.7%literacy - 898females per 1,000 males ## Balua Kharaua PIN code and other codes Balua Kharaua falls in Runisaidpur sub-district, Sitamarhi district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatBalua - Community development blockRunisaidpur - Census village code219521 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Balua Kharaua from nearby towns? - Runisaidpur (sub-district HQ)20 km by road - Sitamarhi (district HQ)67 km by road - Sitamarhi (nearest town)67 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 Kharaua? 18 services counted by the Census are inside Balua Kharaua; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Runisaidpur - ○Degree college10+ km · Sitamarhi - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Sitamarhi - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand 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 Kharaua known for? The main crops are **paddy, wheat and maize**. Products made here include gur and suryamukhi oil. About 81% of the 478 hectares of village land is sown, and 315 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 Kharaua Of every 100 households in Balua Kharaua in 2011, 1 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 48 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Balua Kharaua · ■ Runisaidpur rural average Electricity for lighting ****1%** **9% Toilet within the home ****14%** **20% No toilet (open defecation) ****86%** **79% Tap water ****0%** **1% Drinking water within premises ****25%** **32% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **3% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%** **94% Use banking services ****32%** **36% Television ****3%** **8% Mobile phone ****48%** **45% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****3%** **4% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****31%** **34% 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 Balua Kharaua? ■ Balua Kharaua · ■ Runisaidpur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****52.7%** **52.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****898** **885 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****983** **928 Working population ****32.1%** **32.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 61.4% for men and 42.8% for women. 46% of men and 17% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 632 (22%) · **■** Farm labourers 582 (20%) · **■** Household industry 37 (1%) · **■** Other work 250 (9%) · **■** Marginal 1,418 (49%) 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 Runisaidpur - Pota urf Tajpur Phaksia Bharthi10,810 people - Tikauli9,261 people - Walipur Sarhanchia9,239 people - Bengahi9,126 people - Mahesha Farrukhpur7,975 people - Deona Buzurg7,676 people - Bahilwara urf Garha7,484 people - Siri Khinria7,149 people [All 102 villages in Runisaidpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/sitamarhi/runisaidpur/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Balua Kharaua from Sitamarhi?67 km by road - What is the population of Balua Kharaua?9,104 (Census 2011) - Which district is Balua Kharaua in?Sitamarhi district (Runisaidpur sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Balua Kharaua?52.7% (Census 2011)