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Balua is a village in Mashrakh mandal, Saran district, Bihar. It has a population of 816 across 136 households, with a literacy rate of 54.8%.
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- LGD code
- 232820
- Pincode
- 841418
- Post office
- Marhowrah
- Population
- 816
- Households
- 136
- Literacy rate
- 54.8%
- Sex ratio
- 1030 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 255
- Distance to district centre
- 77 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 76 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 #61 of 68 villages in Mashrakh mandal.
Literacy rate
%
54.8%
+1.3% vs mandal average
- Balua
- 54.8%
- Mashrakh mandal
- 53.5%
- Saran district
- 54.6%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,030
+52 vs mandal average
- Balua
- 1,030
- Mashrakh mandal
- 978
Household size
people per home
6.0
−0.2 vs mandal average
- Balua
- 6.0
- Mashrakh mandal
- 6.2
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Balua ഒറ്റനോട്ടത്തിൽ
Balua ബിഹാർയിലെ സരണ് ജില്ല, Mashrakh ബ്ലോക്ക്ൽ 816 പേർ 136 കുടുംബങ്ങളിൽ (2011 സെൻസസ്) താമസിക്കുന്ന ഗ്രാമമാണ്, Mashrakh ബ്ലോക്ക്ലെ 68 ഗ്രാമങ്ങളിൽ വലുപ്പത്തിൽ 61-ാമത്. സാക്ഷരത 55%, ബ്ലോക്ക് ശരാശരി 54% നേക്കാൾ 1 പോയിന്റ് കൂടുതൽ ലിംഗാനുപാതം 1,000 പുരുഷന്മാർക്ക് 1,030 സ്ത്രീകൾ. ഇത് സരണ് ജില്ലാ ആസ്ഥാനത്തു നിന്ന് 77 കി.മീ, അടുത്ത പട്ടണമായ Baluaൽ നിന്ന് 0 കി.മീ, Runni Saidpur Railway Station റെയിൽവേ സ്റ്റേഷനിൽ നിന്ന് 13 കി.മീ സ്ഥിതി ചെയ്യുന്നു (നേർരേഖ ദൂരം). പിൻകോഡ് 841418, Marhowrah പോസ്റ്റ് ഓഫീസിന് കീഴിൽ; LGD ഗ്രാമ കോഡ് 232820. ഏറ്റവും അടുത്ത ആശുപത്രി Sadar Hospital, Sheohar, 18 കി.മീ അകലെ. ഗ്രാമം Garkha നിയമസഭാ മണ്ഡലത്തിലാണ്, എംഎൽഎ Surendra Ram. 2026ൽ ജനസംഖ്യ ഏകദേശം 962, 2011നെക്കാൾ 18% കൂടുതൽ.
ഗ്രാമപഞ്ചായത്ത്: Arana →
സമീപ ഗ്രാമങ്ങളുടെ താരതമ്യം
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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
- 0
- 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
- 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
- CHAPRA
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 51
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 54
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 13
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- arana
- Total area (ha)
- 69
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 41.63
- 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
- 232820
- Pincode
- 841418
- Post office
- Marhowrah
- Population (Census 2011)
- 816
- Population (projected 2026)
- 962
- Households
- 136
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1030
- Literacy rate
- 54.8%
- Coordinates
- 26.37684°N, 85.39338°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Saran
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Garkha
- Member of Parliament
- Rajiv Pratap Rudy
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Surendra Ram
- Block / Mandal
- Mashrakh
- Nearest PHC
- Dr. R.P Singh Clinic (78.8 km)
- Nearest railway station
- Panchpatia Deoria (81.5 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
അതേ പിൻകോഡ്
Villages sharing pincode 841418
- RampurMarhaura mandal7,068 pop
- SonauliMashrakh mandal4,077 pop
- Bahuara PattiMarhaura mandal3,822 pop
- MadarpurMashrakh mandal3,404 pop
- HasanpuraMarhaura mandal3,281 pop
- SemarahiaMarhaura mandal3,134 pop
- Sikti BhikhamMashrakh mandal2,862 pop
- BikrampurMarhaura mandal2,805 pop
- Pojhi BuzurgMarhaura mandal2,640 pop
അതേ പേര്, മറ്റൊരു സ്ഥലം
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Mashrakh മണ്ഡലം മറ്റ് ഗ്രാമങ്ങൾ
View all 60+ →- Masrakh
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- Karan Kudaria
- Arna
- Bangra
- Chand Kudaria
- Harpur Jan
- Dumarsan
- Sonauli
- Jajauli
- Kawalpura
- Ghogia
- Semri
- Madarpur
- Gangauli
- Bishunpura
- Bansohi
- Chhapia
- Sikti Bhikham
- Nawada
- Khajuri
- Gandaman
- Padmaul
- Durgauli
- Barahimpur Gopi
- Sisai
- Lakhanpur
- Bishunpura
- Hanuman Ganj
- Charihara
- Gorhna
- Pachkhanda
- Pakri
- Dhaurigopal
- Sikti Khanjahan
- Sundar
Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-23
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)