About Balia Village

Balia is a large village in Kutumba tehsil, in the district of Aurangabad, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,222, made up of 1,136 males and 1,086 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 956 females per 1000 males. The village covers 234 hectares hectares.

Balia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Balia village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Aurangabad
Tehsil	Kutumba
Area (hectares)	234 hectares
Population	2,222
Male Population	1,136
Female Population	1,086
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	956
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Balia compares

By the 2011 count Balia is the 18th largest of the 201 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,053 residents. Its 234 hectares work out to about 9.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 942.

Getting to Balia

Balia is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Balia as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Balia from other places

Balia lies about 18 km from Aurangabad, and the nearest railway station is Barkisalaiya, about 21 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Balia
Tehsil headquarters	Kutumba	7.9 km
Nearest town	Nabīnagar	18 km
District headquarters	Aurangabad	18 km
Nearest railway station	Barkisalaiya	21 km

Villages closest to Balia

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kutumba tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

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Common questions about Balia

As per the Census of India 2011, Balia village had a population of 2,222. That makes it the 18th largest of the 201 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,053 residents.

Balia village has 1,136 males and 1,086 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Balia has about 956 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 942.

Balia covers 234 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Balia falls under Kutumba tehsil of Aurangabad district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Balia is Barkisalaiya, about 21 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Balia.

Balia is about 18 km from Aurangabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Balia is in Kutumba tehsil of Aurangabad district. Kutumba is about 7.9 km away. Nabīnagar is about 18 km away. Aurangabad is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.