About Balia Village

Balia is a large village in Nasriganj tehsil, in the district of Rohtas, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,472, made up of 1,247 males and 1,225 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 982 females per 1000 males. The village covers 170 hectares hectares.

Balia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Balia village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Rohtas
Tehsil	Nasriganj
Area (hectares)	170 hectares
Population	2,472
Male Population	1,247
Female Population	1,225
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	982
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Balia compares

By the 2011 count Balia is the 19th largest of the 50 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,302 residents. Its 170 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 942.

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 village. 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 64 km from Rohtas, and the nearest railway station is Mani, about 14 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	Nasriganj	2.3 km
Nearest town	Nāsriganj	2.3 km
Nearest railway station	Mani	14 km
District headquarters	Rohtas	64 km

Villages closest to Balia

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Nasriganj 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 2,472. That makes it the 19th largest of the 50 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,302 residents.

Balia village has 1,247 males and 1,225 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Balia has about 982 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 942.

Balia covers 170 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Balia falls under Nasriganj tehsil of Rohtas district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Balia is Mani, about 14 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Balia.

Balia is about 64 km from Rohtas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Balia is in Nasriganj tehsil of Rohtas district. Nasriganj is about 2.3 km away. Nāsriganj is about 2.3 km away. Mani is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.