Balua observes Ganesh Chaturthi on Monday, 14 September 2026, along with the rest of Bihar.
Balua is a village in Mashrakh mandal, Saran district, Bihar. It has a population of 816 across 136 households, with a literacy rate of 54.8%.
By population, Balua ranks #61 of 68 villages in Mashrakh mandal.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Balua is a village of 816 people in 136 households (Census 2011) in Mashrakh block, Saran district, Bihar, the 61st-largest of 68 villages in Mashrakh block. Literacy is 55%, 1 points above the block average of 54% and the sex ratio is 1,030 women per 1,000 men. It lies 77 km from the Saran district centre, 0 km from Balua, the nearest town, 13 km from Runni Saidpur Railway Station railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 841418, served by Marhowrah post office; the LGD village code is 232820. The nearest hospital or health centre is Sadar Hospital, Sheohar, 18 km away. The village votes in Garkha assembly constituency, represented by MLA Surendra Ram. The population is estimated at 962 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
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Sources: Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner of India (Census 2011 + Population Projections 2011-2036) · International Institute for Population Sciences (NFHS-5) · Election Commission of India · data.gov.in (Jal Jeevan Mission, PMAY-G, SBM-G dashboards). Projections may differ from on-the-ground reality by ±20% for individual villages. An asterisk next to a sex-ratio value (—*) flags a Census 2011 figure outside the plausible range of 300–2000 ♀/1000♂; the underlying source row is suppressed pending review.
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