# Balwa Village, Supaul, Supaul (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Supaul, Supaul 

# Balwa

Balwa is a village in Supaul sub-district of Supaul district, Bihar, PIN code **852131**. The 2011 Census counted **1,662 people in 328 households**, the 46th largest of 72 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 52.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 57.1%.

- 1,662people (2011)
- 328households
- 52.3%literacy
- 852131PIN code

## Balwa PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Balwa is 852131.** Balwa falls in Supaul sub-district, Supaul district, Bihar.

- PIN code852131
- Gram panchayatBalva
- Community development blockSupaul
- Census village code221312

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?

- Supaul (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Supaul (district HQ)8 km by road
- Supual (nearest town)8 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?

7 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
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Supual
- ○Degree college10+ km · Supaul
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Supaul
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps 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 47% of the 612 hectares of village land is sown, and 112 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, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 18 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Balwa · ■ Supaul rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**15%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**15%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**85%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****25%**

**56%

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

**1%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****25%**

**35%

Television ****0%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****18%**

**40%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****57%**

**37%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Balwa?

■ Balwa · ■ Supaul rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****52.3%**

**57.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****855**

**922

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****718**

**934

Working population ****47.7%**

**37.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 65.0% for men and 38.0% for women. 46% of men and 50% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 258 (33%) · **■** Farm labourers 19 (2%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 8 (1%) · **■** Marginal 507 (64%)

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 Supaul

- Parsauni2,164 people
- Chandail2,115 people
- Nirmali2,045 people
- Nanupatti Dhor1,784 people
- Magurar1,587 people
- Malhad1,558 people
- Balias1,501 people
- Ghiwak1,475 people

[All 74 villages in Supaul](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/supaul/supaul/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Balwa?852131
- How far is Balwa from Supaul?8 km by road
- What is the population of Balwa?1,662 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Balwa in?Supaul district (Supaul sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Balwa?52.3% (Census 2011)