About Balia Village

Balia is a mid sized village in Hayaghat tehsil, in the district of Darbhanga, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,664, made up of 874 males and 790 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 904 females per 1000 males. The village covers 159 hectares hectares.

Balia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Balia village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Darbhanga
Tehsil	Hayaghat
Area (hectares)	159 hectares
Population	1,664
Male Population	874
Female Population	790
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	904
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Balia compares

By the 2011 count Balia is the 23rd largest of the 43 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 3,444 residents. Its 159 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 893.

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 - 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 21 km from Darbhanga, and the nearest railway station is Sakri Junction, about 2.6 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	Sakri Junction	2.6 km
Nearest town	Benipur	17 km
District headquarters	Darbhanga	21 km
Tehsil headquarters	Hayaghat	30 km

Villages closest to Balia

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Hayaghat 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 1,664. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 43 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,444 residents.

Balia village has 874 males and 790 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Balia has about 904 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 893.

Balia covers 159 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Balia falls under Hayaghat tehsil of Darbhanga district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Balia is Sakri Junction, about 2.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 21 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 Hayaghat tehsil of Darbhanga district. Sakri Junction is about 2.6 km away. Benipur is about 17 km away. Darbhanga is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.