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Balua

बलुआ
Barhampur mandal
Pincode 802130
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Balua is a village in Barhampur mandal, Buxar district, Bihar with a population of 3,193 across 523 households. The village has a literacy rate of 47.7% and PIN code 802130.

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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
SABITA DEVI
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LGD code
247983
Pincode
802130
Post office
Nimej
Population
3,193
Households
523
Literacy rate
47.7%
Sex ratio
1022 ♀/1000♂
Workers
889
Distance to district centre
101 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 #21 of 104 villages in Barhampur mandal.

Literacy rate
%
47.7%
−7.7% vs mandal average
Balua
47.7%
Barhampur mandal
55.4%
Buxar district
58.0%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,022
+100 vs mandal average
Balua
1,022
Barhampur mandal
922
Household size
people per home
6.1
−0.7 vs mandal average
Balua
6.1
Barhampur mandal
6.8

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

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Balua at a glance

Balua is a village of 3,193 people in 523 households (Census 2011) in Barhampur block, Buxar district, Bihar, the 21st-largest of 104 villages in Barhampur block. Literacy is 48%, 8 points below the block average of 55% and the sex ratio is 1,022 women per 1,000 men. It lies 101 km from the Buxar district centre, 0 km from Balua, the nearest town, 13 km from Runni Saidpur Railway Station railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 802130, served by Nimej post office; the LGD village code is 247983. The nearest hospital or health centre is Sadar Hospital, Sheohar, 18 km away. The sarpanch is SABITA DEVI, and the village votes in Fatuha assembly constituency, represented by MLA Rama Nand Yadav. The population is estimated at 3,765 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

Gram panchayat: Bairia

Nearby villages compared

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Balua · this village3,19348%
Balua · Gaunaha0 km N
Balua · Konch00 km N
Balua · Narpatganj0 km N
Balua · Buxar00 km N
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
No
Well water
No
Hand pump
Yes
Tube well / borewell
No
Electricity for homes
Yes
Electricity for farms
No
Power hours (summer)
6
Power hours (winter)
5
Primary school
1
Middle school
1
Secondary school
1
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
No
Sub post office
No
Commercial bank
No
Cooperative bank
No
ATM
No
Public bus service
Yes
Private bus service
Yes
Railway station
No
Pucca (paved) road
No
Anganwadi centre
Yes
ASHA worker
Yes
Fair-price shop
Yes
Mandi / regular market
No
Weekly haat
No
Nearest statutory town
DUMRAON
Distance to nearest town (km)
20
Distance to district HQ (km)
35
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
5
All-weather road
Yes
Gram panchayat (2011)
Bairia
Total area (ha)
114
Irrigated area (ha)
90
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
247983
Pincode
802130
Post office
Nimej
Population (Census 2011)
3,193
Population (projected 2026)
3,765
Households
523
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
1022
Literacy rate
47.7%
Coordinates
26.37684°N, 85.39338°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Patna Sahib
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Fatuha
Member of Parliament
Ravi Shankar Prasad
Member of Legislative Assembly
Rama Nand Yadav
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
SABITA DEVI
Block / Mandal
Barhampur
Getting there

How to reach Balua

Mandal centre
Barhampur · ≈ 102 km
≈ 3 h 29 min by car · 4 h 8 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Buxar · ≈ 101 km
≈ 3 h 27 min by car · 4 h 6 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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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, 2026-09-07
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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