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Bihar urges Centre to raise paddy procurement target to 50 lakh MT
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Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
Balar is a village in Rafiganj mandal, Aurangabad district, Bihar, with a population of 2,822 across 430 households. The literacy rate stands at 54.4%, with postal code 824125.
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
ARUN KUMAR
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- LGD code
- 253214
- Pincode
- 824125
- Post office
- Rafiganj
- Population
- 2,822
- Households
- 430
- Literacy rate
- 54.4%
- Sex ratio
- 866 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 1,170
- Distance to district centre
- 8 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 3 km
- Distance to Patna
- 59 km
- Distance to Kolkata
- 420 km
- Nearest railway station
- Barh · 1 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Pandarak General Hospital · 10 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Balar compares
By population, Balar ranks #15 of 216 villages in Rafiganj mandal.
Literacy rate
%
54.4%
+0.4% vs mandal average
Balar54.4%
Rafiganj mandal54.0%
Aurangabad district57.7%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
866
−55 vs mandal average
Balar866
Rafiganj mandal921
Household size
people per home
6.6
−0.2 vs mandal average
Balar6.6
Rafiganj mandal6.8
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Balar at a glance
Balar is a village of 2,822 people in 430 households (Census 2011) in Rafiganj block, Aurangabad district, Bihar, the 15th-largest of 216 villages in Rafiganj block. Literacy is 54%, about the same as the block average of 54% and the sex ratio is 866 women per 1,000 men. It lies 8 km from the Aurangabad district centre, 10 km from Pundarakh, the nearest town, 1 km from Barh railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 824125, served by Rafiganj post office; the LGD village code is 253214. The nearest hospital or health centre is Pandarak General Hospital, 10 km away. The sarpanch is ARUN KUMAR, and the village votes in Barh assembly constituency, represented by MLA Siyaram Singh. The population is estimated at 3,327 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Balar
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 4
- Power hours (winter)
- 6
- Primary school
- 1
- 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
- Yes
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- No
- Private bus service
- Yes
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- Yes
- Weekly haat
- Yes
- Nearest statutory town
- RAFIGANJ
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 15
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 38
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 15
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- Balar
- Total area (ha)
- 365
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 75
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Balar
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Balar
- LGD code
- 253214
- Pincode
- 824125
- Post office
- Rafiganj
- Population (Census 2011)
- 2,822
- Population (projected 2026)
- 3,327
- Households
- 430
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 866
- Literacy rate
- 54.4%
- Coordinates
- 25.47114°N, 85.70607°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Munger
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Barh
- Member of Parliament
- Rajiv Ranjan Singh
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Siyaram Singh
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- ARUN KUMAR
- Block / Mandal
- Rafiganj
Getting there
How to reach Balar
Distance to cities · straight line
- Patna59 kmcapital
- Kolkata420 km
- Delhi911 km
- Hyderabad1169 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationBarh1 km
- Bus stopJhamatia Dhala22 km
- Hospital / PHCPandarak General Hospital10 km
- ATM / bankState Bank of India21 km
- Petrol pumpDihri Garh petrol pump20 km
- CollegeGovernment Engineering College, Sheikhpura38 km
- Police stationHarnaut Police Station20 km
Education · within 5 km
Schools & colleges near Balar
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- 🏫UCM Adarsh Gyanodaya VidyalayaSchool<1 km ↗
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- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-09-23
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-21
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