# Balwa Village, Nautan, Siwan (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/siwan/nautan/balwa/ Village · Nautan, Siwan # Balwa Balwa is a village in Nautan sub-district of Siwan district, Bihar, PIN code **841243**. The 2011 Census counted **1,436 people in 228 households**, the 21st largest of 46 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 68.7%. - 1,436people (2011) - 228households - 65.9%literacy - 841243PIN code ## Balwa PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Balwa is 841243.** Balwa falls in Nautan sub-district, Siwan district, Bihar. - PIN code841243 - Gram panchayatKhalwa - Community development blockNautan - Census village code231308 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Balwa from nearby towns? - Nautan (sub-district HQ)6 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 Balwa? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Balwa; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Bhairwa - ○Degree college5–10 km · Bhairwa - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Hathua - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river 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 Balwa known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 92% of the 81 hectares of village land is sown, and 71 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 Balwa Of every 100 households in Balwa in 2011, 7 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 92 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Balwa · ■ Nautan rural average Electricity for lighting ****7%** **5% Toilet within the home ****10%** **13% No toilet (open defecation) ****89%** **86% Tap water ****46%** **3% Drinking water within premises ****69%** **62% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%** **4% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%** **95% Use banking services ****63%** **77% Television ****0%** **10% Mobile phone ****92%** **74% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****1%** **12% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **2% None of these assets ****6%** **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 Balwa? ■ Balwa · ■ Nautan rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****65.9%** **68.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****986** **978 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1087** **933 Working population ****35.7%** **27.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 81.8% for men and 49.6% for women. 56% of men and 15% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 83 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (0%) · **■** Household industry 8 (2%) · **■** Other work 95 (19%) · **■** Marginal 325 (63%) 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 - Shikuara1,575 people - Shahpur1,566 people - Shahpur Misrauli1,557 people - Bishunpura1,467 people - Gandharpa1,422 people - Sagra1,400 people - Kilpur1,388 people - Kilpur1,385 people [All 47 villages in Nautan](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/siwan/nautan/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Balwa?841243 - How far is Balwa from Siwan?20 km by road - What is the population of Balwa?1,436 (Census 2011) - Which district is Balwa in?Siwan district (Nautan sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Balwa?65.9% (Census 2011)