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About Balia Village

Balia is a mid sized village in Shahkund tehsil, in the district of Bhagalpur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 658, made up of 347 males and 311 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 896 females per 1000 males. The village covers 77 hectares hectares.

Balia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Balia village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Bhagalpur
Tehsil Shahkund
Area (hectares) 77 hectares
Population 658
Male Population 347
Female Population 311
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 896
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Balia compares

By the 2011 count Balia is the 68th largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,726 residents. Its 77 hectares work out to about 8.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 886.

Getting to Balia

Balia is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Balia as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 45 km from Bhagalpur, 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
Nearest town Kharagpur 14 km
Nearest railway station Khariapipra Halt 26 km
Tehsil headquarters Shahkund 27 km
District headquarters Bhagalpur 45 km

Villages closest to Balia

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

Common questions about Balia

As per the Census of India 2011, Balia village had a population of 658. That makes it the 68th largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,726 residents.

Balia village has 347 males and 311 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Balia has about 896 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 886.

Balia covers 77 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Balia falls under Shahkund tehsil of Bhagalpur 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Balia.

Balia is about 45 km from Bhagalpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Balia is in Shahkund tehsil of Bhagalpur district. Kharagpur is about 14 km away. Khariapipra Halt is about 26 km away. Shahkund is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Berai (3.3 km), Maniarpur Kita Urf Rauri (4.2 km) and Harpur (6.2 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Balia today is likely to be higher.

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