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About Balia Village

Balia is a mid sized village in Kurhani tehsil, in the district of Muzaffarpur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,051, made up of 557 males and 494 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 887 females per 1000 males. The village covers 94.1 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 844120, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Balia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Balia village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Muzaffarpur
Tehsil Kurhani
Pincode 844120
Area (hectares) 94.1 hectares
Population 1,051
Male Population 557
Female Population 494
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 887
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Balia compares

By the 2011 count Balia is the 112th largest of the 159 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,705 residents. Its 94.1 hectares work out to about 11 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 892.

Getting to Balia

Balia is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Balia as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 17 km from Muzaffarpur. 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 Kurhani 1.7 km
District headquarters Muzaffarpur 17 km

Villages closest to Balia

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kurhani 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 1,051. That makes it the 112th largest of the 159 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,705 residents.

Balia village has 557 males and 494 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Balia has about 887 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 892.

The pincode recorded for Balia is 844120. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Balia covers 94.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Balia falls under Kurhani tehsil of Muzaffarpur district in Bihar.

The census record for Balia notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Balia.

Balia is about 17 km from Muzaffarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Balia is in Kurhani tehsil of Muzaffarpur district. Kurhani is about 1.7 km away. Muzaffarpur is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Deogan (under 2 km), Mankauli (under 2 km) and Kamtaul Anant (under 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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