Bal
Ekma block · Saran
district, Bihar · PIN 841204
· village code 233296
Population 2011
2,278
Census of India
Population 2020
3,574
Mission Antyodaya survey
Change
+56.9%
1,296 people · 5.1% a year
Households
518
+26.0% vs 411 in 2011
Census 2011
Total population
2,278
Male / female
1,150 / 1,128
Sex ratio females per 1,000 males
981
Children aged 0–6
327
Literacy rate
60.5%
Scheduled Caste / Scheduled Tribe
21 / 64
Working population
454
Of workers, in agriculture cultivators and farm labour
86.8%
Households
411
Village facilities, 2020
Primary school nearest 2 km away
No
Middle school nearest 2 km away
No
High school nearest 1 km away
No
Piped tap water
only one habitation is covered
All-weather road
Yes
Public transport
No
Electricity
8-12 Hrs
Bank nearest 1 km away
No
Primary health centre nearest 2 km away
No
Anganwadi
Yes
Internet
No
Common service centre
No CSC
Farming
Farm households
402
Non-farm households
108
Share of households farming, 2020
79%
Net sown area
4 ha
Kharif / rabi / other hidden inside one column
4 / 2 / 1
Main irrigation source
Ground water (tube well/well/pump)
Gram panchayat finances, 2024–25
XV Finance Commission grant for
Nawada panchayat, Ekma zila parishad.
These are the panchayat's own accounts, not this village's: where a panchayat
holds several villages, the money covers all of them, and where a village
spans several panchayats only this one's return appears.
Opening balance
₹30.35 lakh
Received from state (auto-transfer)
₹16.28 lakh
Received directly
—
Spent
₹45.41 lakh
Unspent at year end
₹1.22 lakh
Untied (basic grant)
opened ₹12.93 lakh · received ₹6.49 lakh · spent ₹19.09 lakh · left ₹33,281
Tied (earmarked)
opened ₹17.41 lakh · received ₹9.79 lakh · spent ₹26.32 lakh · left ₹88,375
Source: eGramSwaraj, as reported by the panchayat. Untied and tied
together make up the totals above.
Location
25.9700, 84.5358 —
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How this village compares
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population changes in Saran district ·
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staffing across Saran ·
…and across Bihar