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Balua

बलुआ
Dagarua mandal
Pincode 854326
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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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SHAMBHU VISHWAS
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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
Census 2011 · in context

How Balua compares

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).

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Balua at a glance

Balua is a village of 615 people in 144 households (Census 2011) in Dagarua block, Purnia district, Bihar, the 94th-largest of 154 villages in Dagarua block. Literacy is 46%, 10 points above the block average of 36% and the sex ratio is 952 women per 1,000 men. It lies 148 km from the Purnia district centre, 0 km from Balua, the nearest town, 13 km from Runni Saidpur Railway Station railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 854326, served by Gulabbagh post office; the LGD village code is 224234. The nearest hospital or health centre is Sadar Hospital, Sheohar, 18 km away. The sarpanch is SHAMBHU VISHWAS, and the village votes in Dhamdaha assembly constituency, represented by MLA Leshi Singh. The population is estimated at 725 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

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Nearby villages compared

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Balua · this village61546%
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
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.

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Key facts — 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)
Getting there

How to reach Balua

Mandal centre
Dagarua · ≈ 189 km
≈ 6 h 28 min by car · 7 h 41 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Purnia · ≈ 148 km
≈ 5 h 3 min by car · 6 h 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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