# Balua Village, Nautan, Siwan (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Nautan, Siwan 

# Balua

Balua is a village in Nautan sub-district of Siwan district, Bihar, PIN code **841436**. The 2011 Census counted **263 people in 43 households**, the 45th largest of 46 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 36.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 68.7%.

- 263people (2011)
- 43households
- 36.0%literacy
- 841436PIN code

## Balua PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Balua is 841436.** Balua falls in Nautan sub-district, Siwan district, Bihar.

- PIN code841436
- Gram panchayatKhalwa
- Community development blockNautan
- Census village code231307

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

## How far is Balua from nearby towns?

- Nautan (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Siwan (district HQ)20 km by road
- Mairwa (nearest town)9 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?

3 services counted by the Census are inside Balua; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Balwa
- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Bhairwa
- ○Degree college10+ km · Siwan
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Hathua
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 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 known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 92% of the 81 hectares of village land is sown, and 68 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

Of every 100 households in Balua in 2011, 88 had electricity, 28 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 50 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Balua · ■ Nautan rural average

Electricity for lighting ****88%**

**5%

Toilet within the home ****28%**

**13%

No toilet (open defecation) ****72%**

**86%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****80%**

**62%

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

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**95%

Use banking services ****65%**

**77%

Television ****5%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****50%**

**74%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**12%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**2%

None of these assets ****10%**

**8%

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 Balua?

■ Balua · ■ Nautan rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****36.0%**

**68.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****814**

**978

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****346**

**933

Working population ****31.2%**

**27.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 42.0% for men and 29.4% for women. 54% of men and 3% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**

**■** Marginal 82 (100%)

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 Nautan

- Qadir Chak676 people
- Tali608 people
- Dewan Chak527 people
- Partappur355 people
- Bara Shikuara252 people

[All 47 villages in Nautan](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/siwan/nautan/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Balua?841436
- How far is Balua from Siwan?20 km by road
- What is the population of Balua?263 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Balua in?Siwan district (Nautan sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Balua?36.0% (Census 2011)