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Mapped via ECI-published constituency boundary (mandal centroid containment, Datameet)
Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
LAXMI DEVI
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- LGD code
- 221910
- Pincode
- 854331
- Post office
- Kursakanta
- Population
- 2,895
- Households
- 538
- Literacy rate
- 42.8%
- Sex ratio
- 955 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 1,074
Census 2011 · in context
How Balchanda compares
By population, Balchanda ranks #22 of 69 villages in Kursakatta mandal.
Literacy rate
%
42.8%
−2.9% vs mandal average
- Balchanda
- 42.8%
- Kursakatta mandal
- 45.7%
- Araria district
- 42.5%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
955
+42 vs mandal average
- Balchanda
- 955
- Kursakatta mandal
- 913
Household size
people per home
5.4
+0.3 vs mandal average
- Balchanda
- 5.4
- Kursakatta mandal
- 5.1
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Balchanda at a glance
Balchanda is a village of 2,895 people in 538 households (Census 2011) in Kursakatta block, Araria district, Bihar, the 22nd-largest of 69 villages in Kursakatta block. Literacy is 43%, 3 points below the block average of 46% and the sex ratio is 955 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 854331, served by Kursakanta post office; the LGD village code is 221910. The sarpanch is LAXMI DEVI, and the village votes in Singheshwar assembly constituency, represented by MLA Ramesh Rishi. The population is estimated at 3,413 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Balchanda · this village | 2,895 | 43% | — |
| Phasimagrabi And Phasimashraqi · Kursakatta | 3,681 | 48% | — |
| Soksanand Bhag Khutpur · Kursakatta | 1,696 | 43% | — |
| Haripur · Kursakatta | 1,598 | 43% | — |
| Darha Pipra · Kursakatta | 1,162 | 40% | — |
| Sisabari · Kursakatta | 1,006 | 54% | — |
| Pahunsi · Kursakatta | — | — | — |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Balchanda
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- No
- Electricity for farms
- No
- Power hours (summer)
- 0
- Power hours (winter)
- 0
- Primary school
- 2
- Middle school
- 1
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 0
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- No
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- Yes
- Nearest statutory town
- FORBESGANJ
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 21
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 44
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 9
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- Pahunsi
- Total area (ha)
- 308
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 194.5
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Balchanda
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Balchanda
- LGD code
- 221910
- Pincode
- 854331
- Post office
- Kursakanta
- Population (Census 2011)
- 2,895
- Population (projected 2026)
- 3,413
- Households
- 538
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 955
- Literacy rate
- 42.8%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Supaul
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Singheshwar
- Member of Parliament
- Dileshwar Kamait
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Ramesh Rishi
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- LAXMI DEVI
- Block / Mandal
- Kursakatta
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 854331
- KamladorhaKursakatta mandal5,722 pop
- Tera KhurdahSikti mandal4,685 pop
- MaratibpurKursakatta mandal4,369 pop
- DhowabariKursakatta mandal3,721 pop
- Phasimagrabi And PhasimashraqiKursakatta mandal3,681 pop
- PakriKursakatta mandal3,459 pop
- MaigaraKursakatta mandal3,376 pop
- SundariKursakatta mandal3,297 pop
- BairgachhiAraria mandal3,003 pop
Other villages in the same gram panchayat as Balchanda
Other villages in Kursakatta mandal
View all 60+ →- Lolokhur
- Siktia
- Kamladorha
- Rahatmina
- Kuari
- Kursakatta
- Harira
- Maratibpur
- Shoirgaon
- Dhowabari
- Phasimagrabi And Phasimashraqi
- Dumaria
- Pakri
- Shankarpur
- Maigara
- Sundari
- Lachhmipur
- Asura Kalan Khola
- Kotahpur
- Rajaula
- Parasi
- Asabhag
- Shijhua
- Madhubani
- Khajurbari
- Doria
- Sonapur
- Bakhri Milik
- Itahi
- Chikni
- Gausnagar
- Paikdara
- Mohiuddinpur
- Bhorha
- Batraha
- Soksanand Bhag Khutpur
Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)