# Balahu Village, Darauli, Siwan (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Darauli, Siwan 

# Balahu

Balahu is a village in Darauli sub-district of Siwan district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **7,015 people in 1,054 households**, the 3rd largest of 98 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 69.1%.

- 7,015people (2011)
- 1,054households
- 60.9%literacy
- 951females per 1,000 males

## Balahu PIN code and other codes

Balahu falls in Darauli sub-district, Siwan district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatBalahu
- Community development blockDarauli
- Census village code232321

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

## How far is Balahu from nearby towns?

- Darauli (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Siwan (district HQ)40 km by road
- Siwan (nearest town)40 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 Balahu?

13 services counted by the Census are inside Balahu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Siwan
- ○Degree college10+ km · Siwan
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Hathua
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)5 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 Balahu known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 34% of the 496 hectares of village land is sown, and 170 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 Balahu

Of every 100 households in Balahu in 2011, 1 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 64 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 6 a car.

■ Balahu · ■ Darauli rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**5%

Toilet within the home ****12%**

**15%

No toilet (open defecation) ****88%**

**84%

Tap water ****5%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****52%**

**60%

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

**4%

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

**95%

Use banking services ****73%**

**73%

Television ****12%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****64%**

**72%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****18%**

**12%

Car / jeep / van ****6%**

**2%

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

**11%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Balahu?

■ Balahu · ■ Darauli rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****60.9%**

**69.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****951**

**990

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****853**

**930

Working population ****31.3%**

**30.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 74.0% for men and 47.6% for women. 46% of men and 16% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 467 (21%) · **■** Farm labourers 281 (13%) · **■** Household industry 283 (13%) · **■** Other work 348 (16%) · **■** Marginal 817 (37%)

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 Darauli

- Darauli10,073 people
- Don Buzurg7,204 people
- Kasila pachbenian5,811 people
- Amarpur5,098 people
- Tanrwa4,338 people
- Chakri4,272 people

[All 115 villages in Darauli](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/siwan/darauli/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Balahu from Siwan?40 km by road
- What is the population of Balahu?7,015 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Balahu in?Siwan district (Darauli sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Balahu?60.9% (Census 2011)