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About Balia Village

Balia is a mid sized village in Baisi tehsil, in the district of Purnia, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,375, made up of 711 males and 664 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 934 females per 1000 males. The village covers 150 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 854315, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Balia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Balia village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purnia
Tehsil Baisi
Pincode 854315
Area (hectares) 150 hectares
Population 1,375
Male Population 711
Female Population 664
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 934
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
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 58th largest of the 106 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,023 residents. Its 150 hectares work out to about 9.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 937.

Getting to Balia

Balia is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Balia as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Baisi 24 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 Baisi 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 1,375. That makes it the 58th largest of the 106 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,023 residents.

Balia village has 711 males and 664 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Balia has about 934 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 937.

The pincode recorded for Balia is 854315. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Balia covers 150 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Balia falls under Baisi 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 5 - 10 km distance 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 Baisi tehsil of Purnia district. Hatwar is about 2.7 km away. Kishanganj is about 11 km away. Baisi is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Shakarbalia (under 2 km), Basatpur (4.8 km) and Sathiara (7.2 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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