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Rain deficit notwithstanding, Bihar achieves 99% paddy coverage
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Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
Balsama is a village in Azamnagar mandal, Katihar district, Bihar. It has a population of 1,401 spread across 315 households with a literacy rate of 37%. The village is situated at coordinates 25.534°N, 87.835°E.
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- LGD code
- 225238
- Pincode
- 855113
- Post office
- Salmari
- Population
- 1,401
- Households
- 315
- Literacy rate
- 37%
- Sex ratio
- 962 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 426
- Distance to district centre
- 85 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 28 km
- Distance to Patna
- 271 km
- Distance to Kolkata
- 334 km
- Nearest railway station
- Kamalpur Halt · 2 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Government Hospital, Salmari · 9 km
జనగణన 2011 · పోలిక
Balsama ఇతరులతో పోలిస్తే
By population, Balsama ranks #87 of 234 villages in Azamnagar mandal.
Literacy rate
%
37.0%
−1.2% vs mandal average
- Balsama
- 37.0%
- Azamnagar mandal
- 38.2%
- Katihar district
- 41.7%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
962
+42 vs mandal average
- Balsama
- 962
- Azamnagar mandal
- 920
Household size
people per home
4.4
−0.2 vs mandal average
- Balsama
- 4.4
- Azamnagar mandal
- 4.6
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Balsama ఒక్క చూపులో
Balsama Biharలోని Katihar జిల్లా, Azamnagar బ్లాక్లో 1,401 జనాభా 315 కుటుంబాలలో (జనగణన 2011) గల గ్రామం, Azamnagar బ్లాక్లోని 234 గ్రామాలలో 87వ పెద్దది. అక్షరాస్యత 37%, బ్లాక్ సగటు 38% కంటే 1 పాయింట్లు తక్కువ మరియు లింగ నిష్పత్తి ప్రతి 1,000 పురుషులకు 962 మహిళలు. ఇది Katihar జిల్లా కేంద్రం నుండి 85 కి.మీ, సమీప పట్టణం Kusaha నుండి 6 కి.మీ, Kamalpur Halt రైల్వే స్టేషన్ నుండి 2 కి.మీ ఉంది (సరళ రేఖ దూరాలు). పిన్కోడ్ 855113, Salmari పోస్టాఫీసు పరిధిలో; LGD గ్రామ కోడ్ 225238. సమీప ఆసుపత్రి/ఆరోగ్య కేంద్రం Government Hospital, Salmari, 9 కి.మీ దూరంలో. సర్పంచ్ maruf alam; గ్రామం Katihar అసెంబ్లీ నియోజకవర్గంలో ఉంది, ఎమ్మెల్యే Tarkishore Prasad. 2026లో జనాభా సుమారు 1,652, 2011 జనగణన కంటే 18% ఎక్కువ.
గ్రామ పంచాయతీ: Dahnia →
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Balsama
- 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
- 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
- No
- ASHA worker
- No
- Fair-price shop
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- KATIHAR
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 46
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 46
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 3
- All-weather road
- No
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- DHAANIA
- Total area (ha)
- 84.04
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 25.08
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Balsama
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
ముఖ్య వివరాలు — Balsama
- LGD code
- 225238
- Pincode
- 855113
- Post office
- Salmari
- Population (Census 2011)
- 1,401
- Population (projected 2026)
- 1,652
- Households
- 315
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 962
- Literacy rate
- 37.0%
- Coordinates
- 25.53439°N, 87.83471°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Katihar
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Katihar
- Member of Parliament
- Tariq Anwar
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Tarkishore Prasad
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- maruf alam
- Block / Mandal
- Azamnagar
చేరుకోవడం
Balsama ఎలా చేరుకోవాలి
నగరాలకు దూరం · సరళ రేఖ
- Patna271 kmcapital
- Kolkata334 km
- Delhi1106 km
- Hyderabad1325 km
రకం వారీగా సమీపం · ప్రాంతంలో ఎక్కడైనా
- Railway stationKamalpur Halt2 km
- Bus stopKumaripur25 km
- Hospital / PHCGovernment Hospital, Salmari9 km
- ATM / bankState Bank of India26 km
- Petrol pumpIndian Petrol Pump28 km
- CollegeD S College25 km
- Police stationPolice station27 km
అదే పిన్కోడ్
Villages sharing pincode 855113
- AzamnagarAzamnagar mandal9,855 pop
- KhuriyalAzamnagar mandal7,680 pop
- Kismat GorakhpurAzamnagar mandal7,399 pop
- ChaulharAzamnagar mandal6,387 pop
- Unaso PachgachhiKadwa mandal5,482 pop
- PindhalAzamnagar mandal5,292 pop
- AmarsinghpurAzamnagar mandal5,289 pop
- MadhaipurKadwa mandal5,219 pop
- BairiaAzamnagar mandal5,216 pop
Balsama సమీప గ్రామాలు
Azamnagar మండలంలోని ఇతర గ్రామాలు
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, 2026-05-14
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)