Balua, Poreyahat, Godda, Jharkhand, India

Content updated on May 10, 2024.

Geographic Location of Balua


The village Balua is located in Poreyahat C.D.Block of Godda District in the State of Jharkhand in India. It is governed by Asarimadhuri Gram Panchayat. It comes under Poreyahat Community Development Block. The nearest town is Godda, which is about 24 kilometers away from Balua.

Travel and Communication for Balua


There is a railway station more than 10 kms away from the village.

Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Balua


Climate, Environment and Weather data, climate change reports etc. for Balua is available as professional paid service. You may contact us for further details and sample data.

A brief summary of available data for Balua is given below:

CategoryResolutionPeriod
Precipitation - hHalf Hourly / 0.1 deg (11 kms) grid2001 - 2024
Precipitation - lDaily / 0.25 deg (28 kms) grid1901 - 2024
Temperature - hMonthly / 0.5 deg (55 kms) grid1901 - 2023
Temperature - lDaily / 1 deg (111 kms) grid1951 - 2024

Social Structure of Balua


As per available data from the year 2009, 492 persons live in 96 house holds in the village Balua. There are 240 female individuals and 252 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 48.78% and males constitute 51.22% of the total population.

There are 492 scheduled tribes persons of which 240 are females and 252 are males. Females constitute 48.78% and males constitute 51.22% of the scheduled tribes population. Scheduled tribes constitute 100% of the total population.

Population density of Balua is 375.57 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Balua


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Total area of Balua is 131 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 80.6 ha. About 28.3 ha is un-irrigated area. About 52.3 ha is irrigated area. About 23.1 ha is irrigated by wells/tube wells. About 29.2 ha is irrigated by tanks/lakes.

About 5.57 ha is in non-agricultural use. About 4.6 ha is used permanent pastures and grazing lands. About 5.53 ha is under miscellaneous tree crops.

About 8.2 ha is lying as current fallow area. About 8.7 ha is culturable waste land. About 10.4 ha is lying as fallow land other than current fallows. About 7.4 ha is covered by barren and un-cultivable land.

Schools in Balua


There are no private or government pre-primary schools in the village. However, there is a government pre-primary school in Sikitia, which is less than 5 kms away from Balua.

There is a government primary school in the village Balua.

There are no private or government middle schools in the village. However, there is a private middle school in Balwar, which is less than 5 kms away from Balua.

There are no private or government secondary schools in the village. However, there is a private secondary school in Poreyahat, which is more than 10 kms away from Balua.

There are no private or government senior secondary schools in the village. However, there is a private senior secondary school in Poreyahat, which is more than 10 kms away from Balua.

Colleges in Balua


There are no private or government arts and science degree colleges in the village. However, there is a private arts and science degree college in Godda, which is more than 10 kms away from Balua.

There are no private or government engineering colleges in the village. However, there is a private engineering college in Dhanbad, which is more than 10 kms away from Balua.

There are no private or government medical colleges in the village. However, there is a private medical college in Dhanbad, which is more than 10 kms away from Balua.

There are no private or government management institutes in the village. However, there is a private management institute in Dhanbad, which is more than 10 kms away from Balua.

There are no private or government polytechnic institutes in the village. However, there is a private polytechnic institute in Dumka, which is more than 10 kms away from Balua.

Other Educational Facilities in Balua


There are no private or government vocational training school / ITIs in the village. However, there is a private vocational training school / ITI in Godda, which is more than 10 kms away from Balua.

There are no private or government non formal training centres in the village. However, there is a private non formal training centre in Godda, which is 5-10 kms away from Balua.

There are no private or government differently abled schools in the village. However, there is a private differently abled school in Godda, which is more than 10 kms away from Balua.

Healthcare Facilities in Balua


There is a community health centre more than 10 kms away from Balua.

There is a primary health centre with 1 doctors and 1 paramedical staff in the village Balua.

There is a primary health sub-centre 5-10 kms away from Balua.

There is a maternity and child welfare centre more than 10 kms away from Balua.

There is a TB clinic 5-10 kms away from Balua.

There is a allopathic hospital less than 5 kms away from Balua.

There is a alternative medicine hospital 5-10 kms away from Balua.

There is a dispensary 5-10 kms away from Balua.

There is a veterinary hospital 5-10 kms away from Balua.

There is a mobile health centre less than 5 kms away from Balua.

There is a family welfare centre more than 10 kms away from Balua.

*Note: Most of the above information provided as per data compiled from the year 2009.

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