# Balau Village, Maharajganj, Siwan (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Maharajganj, Siwan 

# Balau

Balau is a village in Maharajganj sub-district of Siwan district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **3,170 people in 673 households**, the 17th largest of 69 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 67.7%.

- 3,170people (2011)
- 673households
- 73.8%literacy
- 1,084females per 1,000 males

## Balau PIN code and other codes

Balau falls in Maharajganj sub-district, Siwan district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatBlaua
- Community development blockMaharajganj
- Census village code231852

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

## How far is Balau from nearby towns?

- Maharajganj (sub-district HQ)11 km by road
- Siwan (district HQ)33 km by road
- Maharajganj (nearest town)14 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 Balau?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●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
- ●Commercial bankIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn 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 · Siwan
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercovered wells and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011)5 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 Balau known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 97% of the 250 hectares of village land is sown, and 230 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 Balau

Of every 100 households in Balau in 2011, 0 had electricity, 22 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 70 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Balau · ■ Maharajganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**5%

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

**20%

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

**78%

Tap water ****1%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****56%**

**61%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**3%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****88%**

**76%

Television ****3%**

**11%

Mobile phone ****70%**

**70%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**10%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**2%

None of these assets ****9%**

**10%

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 Balau?

■ Balau · ■ Maharajganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.8%**

**67.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1084**

**1030

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****887**

**941

Working population ****22.5%**

**26.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.9% for men and 64.8% for women. 40% of men and 6% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 121 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 41 (6%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 135 (19%) · **■** Marginal 414 (58%)

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 Maharajganj

- Madhopur3,595 people
- Siktia3,347 people
- Bagauchha3,342 people
- Bangra3,256 people
- Khamhauri3,155 people
- Hahwa3,130 people
- Shahpur3,116 people
- Nautan3,012 people

[All 71 villages in Maharajganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/siwan/maharajganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Balau from Siwan?33 km by road
- What is the population of Balau?3,170 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Balau in?Siwan district (Maharajganj sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Balau?73.8% (Census 2011)