# Balapur Village, Barharia, Siwan (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Barharia, Siwan 

# Balapur

Balapur is a village in Barharia sub-district of Siwan district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **4,567 people in 703 households**, the 11th largest of 139 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 68.9%.

- 4,567people (2011)
- 703households
- 66.9%literacy
- 995females per 1,000 males

## Balapur PIN code and other codes

Balapur falls in Barharia sub-district, Siwan district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatBalapur
- Community development blockBarharia
- Census village code231471

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

## How far is Balapur from nearby towns?

- Barharia (sub-district HQ)14 km by road
- Siwan (district HQ)11 km by road
- Siwan (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 Balapur?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Balapur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Barhariya
- ○Degree college10+ km · Siwan
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Siwan
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)3 h summer · 3 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 Balapur known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 77% of the 271 hectares of village land is sown, and 102 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 Balapur

Of every 100 households in Balapur in 2011, 9 had electricity, 22 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 71 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Balapur · ■ Barharia rural average

Electricity for lighting ****9%**

**7%

Toilet within the home ****22%**

**23%

No toilet (open defecation) ****78%**

**77%

Tap water ****1%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****68%**

**70%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**94%

Use banking services ****78%**

**67%

Television ****17%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****71%**

**69%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****14%**

**11%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****11%**

**12%

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 Balapur?

■ Balapur · ■ Barharia rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.9%**

**68.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****995**

**957

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1016**

**963

Working population ****25.0%**

**30.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.4% for men and 53.2% for women. 44% of men and 6% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 102 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 362 (32%) · **■** Household industry 9 (1%) · **■** Other work 147 (13%) · **■** Marginal 522 (46%)

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 Barharia

- Koiri Tola6,068 people
- Tetahli5,404 people
- Aurai5,284 people
- Sundarpur5,120 people
- Hariharpur Lalgarh4,456 people
- Nawalpur4,339 people
- Madhaupur4,337 people
- Sikandarpur4,060 people

[All 140 villages in Barharia](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/siwan/barharia/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Balapur from Siwan?11 km by road
- What is the population of Balapur?4,567 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Balapur in?Siwan district (Barharia sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Balapur?66.9% (Census 2011)