# Balthara Village, Basantpur, Siwan (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Basantpur, Siwan 

# Balthara

Balthara is a village in Basantpur sub-district of Siwan district, Bihar, PIN code **841406**. The 2011 Census counted **3,226 people in 495 households**, the 8th largest of 41 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 67.7%.

- 3,226people (2011)
- 495households
- 65.9%literacy
- 841406PIN code

## Balthara PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Balthara is 841406.** Balthara falls in Basantpur sub-district, Siwan district, Bihar.

- PIN code841406
- Gram panchayatRajapur
- Community development blockBasantpur
- Census village code231702

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

## How far is Balthara from nearby towns?

- Basantpur (sub-district HQ)7 km by road
- Siwan (district HQ)35 km by road
- Siwan (nearest town)35 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 Balthara?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Khoripaker
- ○Degree college10+ km · Chapra
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Madhoura
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)1 h summer · 2 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 Balthara known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 92% of the 151 hectares of village land is sown, and 109 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 Balthara

Of every 100 households in Balthara in 2011, 6 had electricity, 20 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 63 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Balthara · ■ Basantpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****6%**

**1%

Toilet within the home ****20%**

**22%

No toilet (open defecation) ****70%**

**76%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****41%**

**52%

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

**3%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****71%**

**64%

Television ****7%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****63%**

**67%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**10%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****13%**

**12%

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 Balthara?

■ Balthara · ■ Basantpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****65.9%**

**67.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****983**

**958

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****860**

**916

Working population ****28.2%**

**25.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.9% for men and 52.1% for women. 39% of men and 18% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 345 (38%) · **■** Farm labourers 291 (32%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 56 (6%) · **■** Marginal 215 (24%)

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 Basantpur

- Molnapur4,212 people
- Rajapur4,005 people
- Kanhauli3,687 people
- Sipah3,628 people
- Jankinagar3,046 people
- Shampur3,025 people
- Barwa Kalan2,924 people
- Barhoga Khurd2,893 people

[All 41 villages in Basantpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/siwan/basantpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Balthara?841406
- How far is Balthara from Siwan?35 km by road
- What is the population of Balthara?3,226 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Balthara in?Siwan district (Basantpur sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Balthara?65.9% (Census 2011)