About Balia Village

Balia is a mid sized village in Belhar tehsil, in the district of Banka, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,883, made up of 917 males and 966 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,053 females per 1000 males. The village covers 396 hectares hectares.

Balia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Balia village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Banka
Tehsil	Belhar
Area (hectares)	396 hectares
Population	1,883
Male Population	917
Female Population	966
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,053
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Balia compares

By the 2011 count Balia is the 24th largest of the 137 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,193 residents. Its 396 hectares work out to about 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 907.

Getting to Balia

Balia is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Balia as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 34 km from Banka, and the nearest railway station is Khariapipra Halt, about 26 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	Belhar	9.1 km
Nearest town	Kharagpur	14 km
Nearest railway station	Khariapipra Halt	26 km
District headquarters	Banka	34 km

Villages closest to Balia

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Belhar 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 1,883. That makes it the 24th largest of the 137 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,193 residents.

Balia village has 917 males and 966 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Balia has about 1053 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 907.

Balia covers 396 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Balia falls under Belhar tehsil of Banka district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Balia is Khariapipra Halt, about 26 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Balia.

Balia is about 34 km from Banka in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Balia is in Belhar tehsil of Banka district. Belhar is about 9.1 km away. Kharagpur is about 14 km away. Khariapipra Halt is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.