# Balua Village, Chhatapur, Supaul (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/supaul/chhatapur/balua/ Village · Chhatapur, Supaul # Balua Balua is a village in Chhatapur sub-district of Supaul district, Bihar, PIN code **854339**. The 2011 Census counted **4,412 people in 1,068 households**, the 24th largest of 62 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 58.0%. - 4,412people (2011) - 1,068households - 78.3%literacy - 854339PIN code ## Balua PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Balua is 854339.** Balua falls in Chhatapur sub-district, Supaul district, Bihar. - PIN code854339 - Gram panchayatBaluwa - Community development blockChhatapur - Census village code221038 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? - Chhatapur (sub-district HQ)24 km by road - Supaul (district HQ)75 km by road - Birpur (nearest town)15 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? 22 services counted by the Census are inside Balua; 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 - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 - ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare 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 - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Chhattappur - ○Degree college10+ km · Supaul - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Chhatapur - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Public bus service10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river - Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 8 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 Balua known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 59% of the 524 hectares of village land is sown, and 181 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, 47 had electricity, 31 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 47 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 3 a car. ■ Balua · ■ Chhatapur rural average Electricity for lighting ****47%** **4% Toilet within the home ****31%** **6% No toilet (open defecation) ****68%** **93% Tap water ****0%** **1% Drinking water within premises ****63%** **68% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%** **1% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%** **98% Use banking services ****84%** **60% Television ****16%** **3% Mobile phone ****47%** **46% Computer with internet ****1%** **0% Two-wheeler ****9%** **4% Car / jeep / van ****3%** **1% None of these assets ****35%** **33% 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 Balua? ■ Balua · ■ Chhatapur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****78.3%** **58.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****920** **927 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****983** **959 Working population ****34.5%** **39.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 86.4% for men and 69.4% for women. 49% of men and 18% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 216 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 233 (15%) · **■** Household industry 5 (0%) · **■** Other work 180 (12%) · **■** Marginal 886 (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 Chhatapur - Pariahi5,779 people - Rampur5,537 people - Lalpur4,501 people - Chainpur4,415 people - Chapain4,104 people - Bhimpur4,086 people - Udhampur4,033 people - Thuthi4,000 people [All 66 villages in Chhatapur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/supaul/chhatapur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Balua?854339 - How far is Balua from Supaul?75 km by road - What is the population of Balua?4,412 (Census 2011) - Which district is Balua in?Supaul district (Chhatapur sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Balua?78.3% (Census 2011)