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September 2026
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Bihar urges Centre to raise paddy procurement target to 50 lakh MT
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Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
MK
Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
MANOJ KUNWAR
Contact: 99****7467
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- LGD code
- 231852
- Pincode
- 841238
- Post office
- Mahrajganj (Siwan)
- Population
- 3,170
- Households
- 673
- Literacy rate
- 63.4%
- Sex ratio
- 1084 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 713
2011 സെൻസസ് · താരതമ്യത്തിൽ
Balau താരതമ്യം
By population, Balau ranks #17 of 71 villages in Maharajganj mandal.
Literacy rate
%
63.4%
+7.4% vs mandal average
Balau63.4%
Maharajganj mandal56.0%
Siwan district58.0%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,084
+54 vs mandal average
Balau1,084
Maharajganj mandal1,030
Household size
people per home
4.7
−1.3 vs mandal average
Balau4.7
Maharajganj mandal6.0
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Balau ഒറ്റനോട്ടത്തിൽ
Balau ബിഹാർയിലെ സിവാൻ ജില്ല, Maharajganj ബ്ലോക്ക്ൽ 3,170 പേർ 673 കുടുംബങ്ങളിൽ (2011 സെൻസസ്) താമസിക്കുന്ന ഗ്രാമമാണ്, Maharajganj ബ്ലോക്ക്ലെ 71 ഗ്രാമങ്ങളിൽ വലുപ്പത്തിൽ 17-ാമത്. സാക്ഷരത 63%, ബ്ലോക്ക് ശരാശരി 56% നേക്കാൾ 7 പോയിന്റ് കൂടുതൽ ലിംഗാനുപാതം 1,000 പുരുഷന്മാർക്ക് 1,084 സ്ത്രീകൾ. പിൻകോഡ് 841238, Mahrajganj (Siwan) പോസ്റ്റ് ഓഫീസിന് കീഴിൽ; LGD ഗ്രാമ കോഡ് 231852. പ്രസിഡന്റ് MANOJ KUNWAR; ഗ്രാമം Raja Pakar നിയമസഭാ മണ്ഡലത്തിലാണ്, എംഎൽഎ Mahendra Ram. 2026ൽ ജനസംഖ്യ ഏകദേശം 3,737, 2011നെക്കാൾ 18% കൂടുതൽ.
ഗ്രാമപഞ്ചായത്ത്: Balau →
സമീപ ഗ്രാമങ്ങളുടെ താരതമ്യം
അടുത്തടുത്ത് താരതമ്യം →| ഗ്രാമം | ജനസംഖ്യ | സാക്ഷരത | ദൂരം |
|---|---|---|---|
| Balau · ഈ ഗ്രാമം | 3,170 | 63% | — |
| Lerua · Maharajganj | 3,604 | 51% | — |
| Sarea · Maharajganj | 1,766 | 66% | — |
| Rahia · Maharajganj | 1,014 | 57% | — |
| Barahia Tola · Maharajganj | 549 | 54% | — |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Balau
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- Yes
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- No
- Power hours (summer)
- 5
- Power hours (winter)
- 3
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 2
- 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
- Yes
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- Yes
- 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
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- Yes
- Nearest statutory town
- MAHARAJGANJ
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 14
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 33
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 11
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- Blaua
- Total area (ha)
- 249.95
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 230
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Balau
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
പ്രധാന വിവരങ്ങൾ — Balau
- LGD code
- 231852
- Pincode
- 841238
- Post office
- Mahrajganj (Siwan)
- Population (Census 2011)
- 3,170
- Population (projected 2026)
- 3,737
- Households
- 673
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1084
- Literacy rate
- 63.4%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Hajipur
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Raja Pakar
- Member of Parliament
- Chirag Paswan
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Mahendra Ram
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- MANOJ KUNWAR
- Block / Mandal
- Maharajganj
അതേ പിൻകോഡ്
Villages sharing pincode 841238
- BaliaMaharajganj mandal6,764 pop
- BagauchhaMaharajganj mandal3,342 pop
- BangraMaharajganj mandal3,256 pop
- BangraMaharajganj mandal2,796 pop
- BajrahiaMaharajganj mandal1,978 pop
- BaliapattiMaharajganj mandal1,121 pop
- AphradMaharajganj mandal942 pop
- Bagauchha KhurdMaharajganj mandal0 pop
- DhanchhuhaMaharajganj mandal
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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
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-21
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)