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Baluganj

बालुगंज
Balrampur mandal
Pincode 854317
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Baluganj is a village in Balrampur mandal, Katihar district, Bihar with a population of 5,116 in 1,094 households. It has a literacy rate of 34.6% and PIN code 854317, situated at coordinates 25.840°N, 87.816°E.

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LGD code
224750
Pincode
854317
Post office
Barsoighat
Population
5,116
Households
1,094
Literacy rate
34.6%
Sex ratio
947 ♀/1000♂
Workers
1,432
Distance to district centre
82 km
Distance to mandal centre
40 km
Distance to Patna
270 km
Distance to Kolkata
368 km
Nearest railway station
Dalkhola · 4 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Dalkhola Hospital · 6 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Baluganj compares

By population, Baluganj ranks #4 of 156 villages in Balrampur mandal.

Literacy rate
%
34.6%
−2.6% vs mandal average
Baluganj
34.6%
Balrampur mandal
37.2%
Katihar district
41.7%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
947
+13 vs mandal average
Baluganj
947
Balrampur mandal
934
Household size
people per home
4.7
−0.2 vs mandal average
Baluganj
4.7
Balrampur mandal
4.9

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

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Baluganj at a glance

Baluganj is a village of 5,116 people in 1,094 households (Census 2011) in Balrampur block, Katihar district, Bihar, the 4th-largest of 156 villages in Balrampur block. Literacy is 35%, 3 points below the block average of 37% and the sex ratio is 947 women per 1,000 men. It lies 82 km from the Katihar district centre, 5 km from Chikni, the nearest town, 4 km from Dalkhola railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 854317, served by Barsoighat post office; the LGD village code is 224750. The nearest hospital or health centre is Dalkhola Hospital, 6 km away. The village votes in Dhamdaha assembly constituency, represented by MLA Leshi Singh. The population is estimated at 6,032 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

Gram panchayat: Kiraura

Nearby villages compared

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Baluganj · this village5,11635%
Baluganj · Pranpur34332%0 km N
Dighal Daria · Balrampur3,20730%0.7 km E
Sisabari · Kursakatta1,00654%2.5 km E
Sisabari · Azamnagar39751%2.5 km E
Sisabari · Baisa5,31934%2.5 km E
Kirora · Balrampur6,74529%2.8 km NE

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Baluganj

Treated tap water
No
Untreated tap water
No
Well water
No
Hand pump
Yes
Tube well / borewell
No
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
No
Weekly haat
Yes
Nearest statutory town
DALKHOLA(W.B.)
Distance to nearest town (km)
5
Distance to district HQ (km)
80
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
6
All-weather road
Yes
Gram panchayat (2011)
KIRORA
Total area (ha)
275.62
Irrigated area (ha)
203.05
Forest area (ha)
0

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

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Key facts — Baluganj

LGD code
224750
Pincode
854317
Post office
Barsoighat
Population (Census 2011)
5,116
Population (projected 2026)
6,032
Households
1,094
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
947
Literacy rate
34.6%
Coordinates
25.84049°N, 87.81600°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Purnia
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Dhamdaha
Member of Parliament
Pappu Yadav
Member of Legislative Assembly
Leshi Singh
Block / Mandal
Balrampur
Getting there

How to reach Baluganj

Mandal centre
Balrampur · ≈ 40 km
≈ 1 h 22 min by car · 1 h 37 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Katihar · ≈ 82 km
≈ 2 h 48 min by car · 3 h 20 min by bike
Directions
Nearest town · 13,422 people
Chikni · ≈ 4.8 km
≈ 10 min by car · 12 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Patna270 kmcapital
  • Kolkata368 km
  • Delhi1093 km
  • Hyderabad1346 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationDalkhola4 km
  • Bus stopBotolbari25 km
  • Hospital / PHCDalkhola Hospital6 km
  • ATM / bankSBI36 km
  • Petrol pumpIndian Oil6 km
  • Collegecollege ground32 km
  • Police stationRailway Police Force RPF31 km
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Sources & freshness
  • Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
  • Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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