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- LGD code
- 230006
- Pincode
- 841426
- Post office
- Bhore
- Population
- 1,932
- Households
- 324
- Literacy rate
- 44.4%
- Sex ratio
- 1077 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 406
Census 2011 · in context
How Balwa compares
By population, Balwa ranks #23 of 172 villages in Bhorey mandal.
Literacy rate
%
44.4%
−8.0% vs mandal average
- Balwa
- 44.4%
- Bhorey mandal
- 52.4%
- Gopalganj district
- 54.0%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,077
+13 vs mandal average
- Balwa
- 1,077
- Bhorey mandal
- 1,064
Household size
people per home
6.0
−0.5 vs mandal average
- Balwa
- 6.0
- Bhorey mandal
- 6.5
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Balwa at a glance
Balwa is a village of 1,932 people in 324 households (Census 2011) in Bhorey block, Gopalganj district, Bihar, the 23rd-largest of 172 villages in Bhorey block. Literacy is 44%, 8 points below the block average of 52% and the sex ratio is 1,077 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 841426, served by Bhore post office; the LGD village code is 230006. The village votes in Paroo assembly constituency, represented by MLA Shankar Prasad. The population is estimated at 2,278 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Hardiya →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Balwa · this village | 1,932 | 44% | — |
| Barahara · Bhorey | 1,148 | 61% | — |
| Shiwrajpur · Bhorey | 947 | 55% | — |
| Amwa · Bhorey | 877 | 58% | — |
| Dharampur · Bhorey | 643 | 58% | — |
| Sirsia · Bhorey | 479 | 54% | — |
| Rampur Pariwadh · Bhorey | 365 | 54% | — |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Balwa
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Electricity for homes
- No
- Electricity for farms
- No
- Power hours (summer)
- 0
- Power hours (winter)
- 0
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 0
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 1
- 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
- No
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- KATAIYA
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 10
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 57
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 10
- All-weather road
- No
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- HARDIA
- Total area (ha)
- 37
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 14.1
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Balwa
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Balwa
- LGD code
- 230006
- Pincode
- 841426
- Post office
- Bhore
- Population (Census 2011)
- 1,932
- Population (projected 2026)
- 2,278
- Households
- 324
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1077
- Literacy rate
- 44.4%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Vaishali
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Paroo
- Member of Parliament
- Veena Devi
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Shankar Prasad
- Block / Mandal
- Bhorey
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 841426
Same name, different place
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- Bankata Jagirdari
- Raghunathpur
- Rudarpur
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- Hardia
- Bankatamal
- Lachchhi Chak
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- Bagahwa Misir
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- Hariharpur
- Kabe
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Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-09-23
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)