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About Balia Village

Balia is a large village in Biraul tehsil, in the district of Darbhanga, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,080, made up of 1,584 males and 1,496 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 944 females per 1000 males. The village covers 80 hectares hectares.

Balia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Balia village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Darbhanga
Tehsil Biraul
Area (hectares) 80 hectares
Population 3,080
Male Population 1,584
Female Population 1,496
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 944
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Balia compares

By the 2011 count Balia is the 30th largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 4,645 residents. Its 80 hectares work out to about 38 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 923.

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 <5 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 41 km from Darbhanga, and the nearest railway station is Biraul, about under 2 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 railway station Biraul under 2 km
Nearest town Benipur 16 km
District headquarters Darbhanga 41 km

Villages closest to Balia

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Biraul 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 3,080. That makes it the 30th largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,645 residents.

Balia village has 1,584 males and 1,496 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Balia has about 944 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 923.

Balia covers 80 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 38 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Balia falls under Biraul tehsil of Darbhanga district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Balia is Biraul, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 41 km from Darbhanga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Balia is in Biraul tehsil of Darbhanga district. Biraul is about under 2 km away. Benipur is about 16 km away. Darbhanga is about 41 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Afzala (under 2 km), Akbarpur Baik (under 2 km) and Ladha (1.7 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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