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- LGD code
- 254889
- Pincode
- 804403
- Post office
- Belaganj
- Population
- 1,902
- Households
- 272
- Literacy rate
- 43%
- Sex ratio
- 927 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 603
Census 2011 · in context
How Balapur compares
By population, Balapur ranks #43 of 118 villages in Belaganj mandal.
Literacy rate
%
43.0%
−9.2% vs mandal average
Balapur43.0%
Belaganj mandal52.2%
Gaya district52.3%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
927
−5 vs mandal average
Balapur927
Belaganj mandal932
Household size
people per home
7.0
+0.5 vs mandal average
Balapur7.0
Belaganj mandal6.5
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Balapur at a glance
Balapur is a village of 1,902 people in 272 households (Census 2011) in Belaganj block, Gaya district, Bihar, the 43rd-largest of 118 villages in Belaganj block. Literacy is 43%, 9 points below the block average of 52% and the sex ratio is 927 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 804403, served by Belaganj post office; the LGD village code is 254889. The village votes in Alamnagar assembly constituency, represented by MLA Narendra Narayan Yadav.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Balapur
- 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)
- 5
- Power hours (winter)
- 6
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 0
- 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
- Yes
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- Yes
- Weekly haat
- Yes
- Nearest statutory town
- GAYA
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 26
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 26
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 6
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- Bhalua 1
- Total area (ha)
- 123
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 33
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
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Key facts — Balapur
- LGD code
- 254889
- Pincode
- 804403
- Post office
- Belaganj
- Population (Census 2011)
- 1,902
- Population (projected 2026)
- 0
- Households
- 272
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 927
- Literacy rate
- 43.0%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Madhepura
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Alamnagar
- Member of Parliament
- Dinesh Chandra Yadav
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Narendra Narayan Yadav
- Block / Mandal
- Belaganj
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- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-09-23
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-25
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)