# Balawa

_Village development committee in Janakpur Zone, Nepal_

Canonical: https://diginpl.com/places/balawa
Last updated: 2026-11-01

> Balawa  is a municipality in the core of Mahottari District of Janakpur Zone in south-eastern Nepal. The municipality has a hospital, bank, market, police station, business centre, playground, library, animal hospital, bus service, and college. There are direct road connections with Janakpur. The municipality has 11 wards, each with a representative. As of the 2021 Nepalese government census, the Balawa municipality is home to roughly 50,000 residents, of varying caste, creed, and ethnicity.

## Quick facts

- **Type:** ward of Nepal ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3415260#P31))
- **Located in:** Mahottari District (district of Nepal) › Madhesh Province (province of Nepal) ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3415260#P131))
- **Coordinates:** 26.7600, 85.8000

## Questions

**Where is Balawa located?**  
Balawa is located in Mahottari District, Madhesh Province, Nepal.

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## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): Balawa](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balawa) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikipedia (Nepali): बलवा](https://ne.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%AC%E0%A4%B2%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%BE) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikidata item Q3415260](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3415260) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)

## Licence and attribution

Text from the Wikipedia article Balawa, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page's text is shared under the same licence. Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

## Cite this page

"Balawa". DigiNepal. Last updated 1 November 2026. https://diginpl.com/places/balawa. Retrieved 3 November 2026.