About Balia Village

Balia is a large village in Benipatti tehsil, in the district of Madhubani, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,323, made up of 1,746 males and 1,577 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 903 females per 1000 males. The village covers 335 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 847223, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Balia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Balia village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Madhubani
Tehsil	Benipatti
Pincode	847223
Area (hectares)	335 hectares
Population	3,323
Male Population	1,746
Female Population	1,577
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	903
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 37th largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 3,841 residents. Its 335 hectares work out to about 9.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 913.

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 19 km from Madhubani, and the nearest railway station is Kamtaul Station, about 9.9 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	Benipatti	6.2 km
Nearest railway station	Kamtaul Station	9.9 km
District headquarters	Madhubani	19 km

Villages closest to Balia

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Benipatti 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 3,323. That makes it the 37th largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,841 residents.

Balia village has 1,746 males and 1,577 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Balia has about 903 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 913.

The pincode recorded for Balia is 847223. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Balia covers 335 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Balia falls under Benipatti tehsil of Madhubani district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Balia is Kamtaul Station, about 9.9 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 19 km from Madhubani in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Balia is in Benipatti tehsil of Madhubani district. Benipatti is about 6.2 km away. Kamtaul Station is about 9.9 km away. Madhubani is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.