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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
FARHANA ANJUM
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- LGD code
- 219780
- Pincode
- 843326
- Post office
- Raipur (Sitamarhi)
- Population
- 4,684
- Households
- 1,010
- Literacy rate
- 33.1%
- Sex ratio
- 924 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 1,269
Census 2011 · in context
How Balasath compares
By population, Balasath ranks #11 of 28 villages in Bokhara mandal.
Literacy rate
%
33.1%
−6.2% vs mandal average
Balasath33.1%
Bokhara mandal39.3%
Sitamarhi district42.0%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
924
+19 vs mandal average
Balasath924
Bokhara mandal905
Household size
people per home
4.6
Same as the mandal average
Balasath4.6
Bokhara mandal4.6
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Balasath at a glance
Balasath is a village of 4,684 people in 1,010 households (Census 2011) in Bokhara block, Sitamarhi district, Bihar, the 11th-largest of 28 villages in Bokhara block. Literacy is 33%, 6 points below the block average of 39% and the sex ratio is 924 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 843326, served by Raipur (Sitamarhi) post office; the LGD village code is 219780. The sarpanch is FARHANA ANJUM, and the village votes in Bajpatti assembly constituency, represented by MLA Rameshwar Kumar Mehto. The population is estimated at 5,522 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Balasath
- 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
- 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
- No
- Weekly haat
- Yes
- Nearest statutory town
- PUPRI
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 22
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 36
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 9
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- Pokharaira
- Total area (ha)
- 243
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 98.38
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Balasath
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Balasath
- LGD code
- 219780
- Pincode
- 843326
- Post office
- Raipur (Sitamarhi)
- Population (Census 2011)
- 4,684
- Population (projected 2026)
- 5,522
- Households
- 1,010
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 924
- Literacy rate
- 33.1%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Sitamarhi
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Bajpatti
- Member of Parliament
- Devesh Chandra Thakur
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Rameshwar Kumar Mehto
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- FARHANA ANJUM
- Block / Mandal
- Bokhara
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View all 28 →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)