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About Balia Village

Balia is a mid sized village in Amour tehsil, in the district of Purnia, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 602, made up of 316 males and 286 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 905 females per 1000 males. The village covers 75 hectares hectares.

Balia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Balia village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purnia
Tehsil Amour
Area (hectares) 75 hectares
Population 602
Male Population 316
Female Population 286
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 905
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Balia compares

By the 2011 count Balia is the 118th largest of the 148 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,941 residents. Its 75 hectares work out to about 8.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 922.

Getting to Balia

Balia is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Balia as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 49 km from Purnia, and the nearest railway station is Hatwar, about 2.7 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 Hatwar 2.7 km
Nearest town Kishanganj 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Amour 17 km
District headquarters Purnia 49 km

Villages closest to Balia

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Amour 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 602. That makes it the 118th largest of the 148 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,941 residents.

Balia village has 316 males and 286 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Balia has about 905 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 922.

Balia covers 75 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Balia falls under Amour tehsil of Purnia district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Balia is Hatwar, about 2.7 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 village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Balia.

Balia is about 49 km from Purnia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Balia is in Amour tehsil of Purnia district. Hatwar is about 2.7 km away. Kishanganj is about 11 km away. Amour 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 Rahat Balia (under 2 km), Khagjana (4.2 km) and Sonapur (6.7 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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