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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
జనగణన 2011 · పోలిక
Balua ఇతరులతో పోలిస్తే
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 ఒక్క చూపులో
Balua బీహార్లోని పుర్నియా జిల్లా, Dagarua బ్లాక్లో 615 జనాభా 144 కుటుంబాలలో (జనగణన 2011) గల గ్రామం, Dagarua బ్లాక్లోని 154 గ్రామాలలో 94వ పెద్దది. అక్షరాస్యత 46%, బ్లాక్ సగటు 36% కంటే 10 పాయింట్లు ఎక్కువ మరియు లింగ నిష్పత్తి ప్రతి 1,000 పురుషులకు 952 మహిళలు. ఇది పుర్నియా జిల్లా కేంద్రం నుండి 148 కి.మీ, సమీప పట్టణం Balua నుండి 0 కి.మీ, Runni Saidpur Railway Station రైల్వే స్టేషన్ నుండి 13 కి.మీ ఉంది (సరళ రేఖ దూరాలు). పిన్కోడ్ 854326, Gulabbagh పోస్టాఫీసు పరిధిలో; LGD గ్రామ కోడ్ 224234. సమీప ఆసుపత్రి/ఆరోగ్య కేంద్రం Sadar Hospital, Sheohar, 18 కి.మీ దూరంలో. సర్పంచ్ SHAMBHU VISHWAS; గ్రామం Dhamdaha అసెంబ్లీ నియోజకవర్గంలో ఉంది, ఎమ్మెల్యే Leshi Singh. 2026లో జనాభా సుమారు 725, 2011 జనగణన కంటే 18% ఎక్కువ.
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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.
ముఖ్య వివరాలు — 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)
చేరుకోవడం
Balua ఎలా చేరుకోవాలి
నగరాలకు దూరం · సరళ రేఖ
- Patna91 kmcapital
- Kolkata519 km
- Delhi844 km
- Hyderabad1227 km
రకం వారీగా సమీపం · ప్రాంతంలో ఎక్కడైనా
- 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
అదే పిన్కోడ్
Villages sharing pincode 854326
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- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-09-23
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)