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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
DINESH PASI
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- LGD code
- 221338
- Pincode
- 852130
- Post office
- Sukhpur
- Population
- 5,228
- Households
- 992
- Literacy rate
- 56.7%
- Sex ratio
- 941 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 1,391
జనగణన 2011 · పోలిక
Balha ఇతరులతో పోలిస్తే
By population, Balha ranks #18 of 75 villages in Supaul mandal.
Literacy rate
%
56.7%
+10.6% vs mandal average
- Balha
- 56.7%
- Supaul mandal
- 46.1%
- Supaul district
- 46.4%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
941
+19 vs mandal average
- Balha
- 941
- Supaul mandal
- 922
Household size
people per home
5.3
+0.4 vs mandal average
- Balha
- 5.3
- Supaul mandal
- 4.9
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Balha ఒక్క చూపులో
Balha బీహార్లోని సుపావుల్ జిల్లా, Supaul బ్లాక్లో 5,228 జనాభా 992 కుటుంబాలలో (జనగణన 2011) గల గ్రామం, Supaul బ్లాక్లోని 75 గ్రామాలలో 18వ పెద్దది. అక్షరాస్యత 57%, బ్లాక్ సగటు 46% కంటే 11 పాయింట్లు ఎక్కువ మరియు లింగ నిష్పత్తి ప్రతి 1,000 పురుషులకు 941 మహిళలు. పిన్కోడ్ 852130, Sukhpur పోస్టాఫీసు పరిధిలో; LGD గ్రామ కోడ్ 221338. సర్పంచ్ DINESH PASI; గ్రామం Darbhanga Rural అసెంబ్లీ నియోజకవర్గంలో ఉంది, ఎమ్మెల్యే Rajesh Kumar Mandal. 2026లో జనాభా సుమారు 6,164, 2011 జనగణన కంటే 18% ఎక్కువ.
గ్రామ పంచాయతీ: Balha →
సమీప గ్రామాల పోలిక
పక్కపక్కన పోల్చండి →| గ్రామం | జనాభా | అక్షరాస్యత | దూరం |
|---|---|---|---|
| Balha · ఈ గ్రామం | 5,228 | 57% | — |
| Nanupatti Ghore · Supaul | 1,784 | 50% | — |
| Kevtna · Supaul | 1,437 | 25% | — |
| Kataia · Supaul | 887 | 57% | — |
| Dudha · Supaul | 717 | 25% | — |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Balha
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 2
- Power hours (winter)
- 2
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 1
- 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
- No
- 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
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- Yes
- Weekly haat
- Yes
- Nearest statutory town
- SUPUAL
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 11
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 11
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 11
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- BALHA
- Total area (ha)
- 550
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 346.18
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Balha
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
ముఖ్య వివరాలు — Balha
- LGD code
- 221338
- Pincode
- 852130
- Post office
- Sukhpur
- Population (Census 2011)
- 5,228
- Population (projected 2026)
- 6,164
- Households
- 992
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 941
- Literacy rate
- 56.7%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Darbhanga
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Darbhanga Rural
- Member of Parliament
- Gopal Jee Thakur
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Rajesh Kumar Mandal
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- DINESH PASI
- Block / Mandal
- Supaul
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View all 60+ →Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-09-23
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-14
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-25
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)