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Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
SANJEEV KUMAR PASWAN
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- LGD code
- 236425
- Pincode
- 848117
- Post office
- Ilmasnagar
- Population
- 1,003
- Households
- 191
- Literacy rate
- 58.3%
- Sex ratio
- 929 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 291
Census 2011 · in context
How Balaha compares
By population, Balaha ranks #44 of 71 villages in Shivaji Nagar mandal.
Literacy rate
%
58.3%
+10.6% vs mandal average
- Balaha
- 58.3%
- Shivaji Nagar mandal
- 47.7%
- Samastipur district
- 50.3%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
929
+24 vs mandal average
- Balaha
- 929
- Shivaji Nagar mandal
- 905
Household size
people per home
5.3
+0.3 vs mandal average
- Balaha
- 5.3
- Shivaji Nagar mandal
- 5.0
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Balaha at a glance
Balaha is a village of 1,003 people in 191 households (Census 2011) in Shivaji Nagar block, Samastipur district, Bihar, the 44th-largest of 71 villages in Shivaji Nagar block. Literacy is 58%, 11 points above the block average of 48% and the sex ratio is 929 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 848117, served by Ilmasnagar post office; the LGD village code is 236425. The sarpanch is SANJEEV KUMAR PASWAN, and the village votes in Phulparas assembly constituency, represented by MLA Sheela Kumari. The population is estimated at 1,183 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Balaha
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- No
- Power hours (summer)
- 5
- Power hours (winter)
- 5
- 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
- Yes
- Private bus service
- No
- 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
- ROSERA
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 14
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 29
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 12
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- KARIAN
- Total area (ha)
- 77
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 50.83
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Balaha
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Balaha
- LGD code
- 236425
- Pincode
- 848117
- Post office
- Ilmasnagar
- Population (Census 2011)
- 1,003
- Population (projected 2026)
- 1,183
- Households
- 191
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 929
- Literacy rate
- 58.3%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Jhanjharpur
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Phulparas
- Member of Parliament
- Ramprit Mandal
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Sheela Kumari
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- SANJEEV KUMAR PASWAN
- Block / Mandal
- Shivaji Nagar
- Nearest railway station
- Asanpur Kupha (17.7 km)
Same pincode
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Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-16
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)