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Balua is a village in Dagarua mandal, Purnia district, Bihar. It has a population of 615 across 144 households with a literacy rate of 45.7%. The village is located at coordinates 26.377°N, 85.393°E with PIN code 854326.
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
SHAMBHU VISHWAS
Contact: 99****7091
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- LGD code
- 224234
- Pincode
- 854326
- Post office
- Gulabbagh
- Population
- 615
- Households
- 144
- Literacy rate
- 45.7%
- Sex ratio
- 952 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 191
- Distance to district centre
- 148 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 189 km
- Distance to Patna
- 91 km
- Distance to Kolkata
- 519 km
- Nearest railway station
- Runni Saidpur Railway Station · 13 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Sadar Hospital, Sheohar · 18 km
2011 സെൻസസ് · താരതമ്യത്തിൽ
Balua താരതമ്യം
By population, Balua ranks #94 of 154 villages in Dagarua mandal.
Literacy rate
%
45.7%
+9.8% vs mandal average
- Balua
- 45.7%
- Dagarua mandal
- 35.9%
- Purnia district
- 40.8%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
952
+28 vs mandal average
- Balua
- 952
- Dagarua mandal
- 924
Household size
people per home
4.3
−0.6 vs mandal average
- Balua
- 4.3
- Dagarua mandal
- 4.9
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Balua ഒറ്റനോട്ടത്തിൽ
Balua Biharയിലെ Purnia ജില്ല, Dagarua ബ്ലോക്ക്ൽ 615 പേർ 144 കുടുംബങ്ങളിൽ (2011 സെൻസസ്) താമസിക്കുന്ന ഗ്രാമമാണ്, Dagarua ബ്ലോക്ക്ലെ 154 ഗ്രാമങ്ങളിൽ വലുപ്പത്തിൽ 94-ാമത്. സാക്ഷരത 46%, ബ്ലോക്ക് ശരാശരി 36% നേക്കാൾ 10 പോയിന്റ് കൂടുതൽ ലിംഗാനുപാതം 1,000 പുരുഷന്മാർക്ക് 952 സ്ത്രീകൾ. ഇത് Purnia ജില്ലാ ആസ്ഥാനത്തു നിന്ന് 148 കി.മീ, അടുത്ത പട്ടണമായ Baluaൽ നിന്ന് 0 കി.മീ, Runni Saidpur Railway Station റെയിൽവേ സ്റ്റേഷനിൽ നിന്ന് 13 കി.മീ സ്ഥിതി ചെയ്യുന്നു (നേർരേഖ ദൂരം). പിൻകോഡ് 854326, Gulabbagh പോസ്റ്റ് ഓഫീസിന് കീഴിൽ; LGD ഗ്രാമ കോഡ് 224234. ഏറ്റവും അടുത്ത ആശുപത്രി Sadar Hospital, Sheohar, 18 കി.മീ അകലെ. പ്രസിഡന്റ് SHAMBHU VISHWAS; ഗ്രാമം Dhamdaha നിയമസഭാ മണ്ഡലത്തിലാണ്, എംഎൽഎ Leshi Singh. 2026ൽ ജനസംഖ്യ ഏകദേശം 725, 2011നെക്കാൾ 18% കൂടുതൽ.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Balua
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Yes
- Weekly haat
- Yes
- Nearest statutory town
- PURNIA
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 23
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 23
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 9
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- Belgachhi
- Total area (ha)
- 91
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 46.2
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Balua
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
പ്രധാന വിവരങ്ങൾ — Balua
- LGD code
- 224234
- Pincode
- 854326
- Post office
- Gulabbagh
- Population (Census 2011)
- 615
- Population (projected 2026)
- 725
- Households
- 144
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 952
- Literacy rate
- 45.7%
- Coordinates
- 26.37684°N, 85.39338°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Purnia
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Dhamdaha
- Member of Parliament
- Pappu Yadav
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Leshi Singh
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- SHAMBHU VISHWAS
- Block / Mandal
- Dagarua
- Nearest railway station
- Aurahi (184.7 km)
എത്തിച്ചേരാൻ
Balua എങ്ങനെ എത്താം
നഗരങ്ങളിലേക്കുള്ള ദൂരം · നേർരേഖ
- Patna91 kmcapital
- Kolkata519 km
- Delhi844 km
- Hyderabad1227 km
തരം അനുസരിച്ച് ഏറ്റവും അടുത്തത്
- Railway stationRunni Saidpur Railway Station13 km
- Hospital / PHCSadar Hospital, Sheohar18 km
- ATM / bankCentral Bank of India26 km
- Petrol pumpJio BP21 km
- CollegeLS COLLEGE GROUND29 km
- Police stationAadarsh Nagar Thana28 km
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View all 60+ →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)