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Balua

बलुआ
Tarari mandal
Pincode 802207
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Balua is a village in Tarari mandal, Bhojpur district, Bihar with a population of 829 across 101 households. The village has a literacy rate of 69% and is assigned PIN code 802207.

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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
MUNNA KUMAR
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LGD code
247703
Pincode
802207
Post office
Piru
Population
829
Households
101
Literacy rate
69%
Sex ratio
859 ♀/1000♂
Workers
212
Distance to district centre
92 km
Distance to mandal centre
102 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
Census 2011 · in context

How Balua compares

By population, Balua ranks #68 of 115 villages in Tarari mandal.

Literacy rate
%
69.0%
+10.0% vs mandal average
Balua
69.0%
Tarari mandal
59.0%
Bhojpur district
58.6%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
859
−67 vs mandal average
Balua
859
Tarari mandal
926
Household size
people per home
8.2
+1.8 vs mandal average
Balua
8.2
Tarari mandal
6.4

Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).

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Balua at a glance

Balua is a village of 829 people in 101 households (Census 2011) in Tarari block, Bhojpur district, Bihar, the 68th-largest of 115 villages in Tarari block. Literacy is 69%, 10 points above the block average of 59% and the sex ratio is 859 women per 1,000 men. It lies 92 km from the Bhojpur district centre, 0 km from Balua, the nearest town, 13 km from Runni Saidpur Railway Station railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 802207, served by Piru post office; the LGD village code is 247703. The nearest hospital or health centre is Sadar Hospital, Sheohar, 18 km away. The sarpanch is MUNNA KUMAR, and the village votes in Bachhwara assembly constituency, represented by MLA Surendra Mehta. The population is estimated at 977 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

Gram panchayat: Chakiya

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Balua · this village82969%
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Balua · Bhabua44957%0 km N
Balua · Palasi1,83044%0 km N

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Balua

Treated tap water
No
Untreated tap water
Yes
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
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
No
Fair-price shop
No
Mandi / regular market
Yes
Weekly haat
No
Nearest statutory town
PIRO
Distance to nearest town (km)
8
Distance to district HQ (km)
48
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
20
All-weather road
Yes
Gram panchayat (2011)
CHAKIYA
Total area (ha)
25
Irrigated area (ha)
20.24
Forest area (ha)
0

Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.

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Key facts — Balua

LGD code
247703
Pincode
802207
Post office
Piru
Population (Census 2011)
829
Population (projected 2026)
977
Households
101
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
859
Literacy rate
69.0%
Coordinates
26.37684°N, 85.39338°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Begusarai
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Bachhwara
Member of Parliament
Giriraj Singh
Member of Legislative Assembly
Surendra Mehta
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
MUNNA KUMAR
Block / Mandal
Tarari
Nearest railway station
Sherpur Dhipura (97.2 km)
Getting there

How to reach Balua

Mandal centre
Tarari · ≈ 102 km
≈ 3 h 29 min by car · 4 h 8 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Bhojpur · ≈ 92 km
≈ 3 h 10 min by car · 3 h 45 min by bike
Directions
Nearest town · 12,456 people
Balua · ≈ under 1 km
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Patna91 kmcapital
  • Kolkata519 km
  • Delhi844 km
  • Hyderabad1227 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • 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
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  • Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
  • Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
  • Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records
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  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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