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About Baliya Village

Baliya is a mid sized village in Ekma tehsil, in the district of Saran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,952, made up of 984 males and 968 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 984 females per 1000 males. The village covers 153 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 841212, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Baliya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Baliya village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Saran
Tehsil Ekma
Pincode 841212
Area (hectares) 153 hectares
Population 1,952
Male Population 984
Female Population 968
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 984
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Baliya compares

By the 2011 count Baliya is the 31st largest of the 88 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,353 residents. Its 153 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 994.

Getting to Baliya

Baliya is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Baliya as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Baliya from other places

Baliya lies about 20 km from Saran, and the nearest railway station is Chainwa, about 6.9 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 Baliya
Nearest railway station Chainwa 6.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Ekma 12 km
Nearest town Mahārājgani 14 km
District headquarters Saran 20 km

Villages closest to Baliya

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Ekma 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 Baliya

As per the Census of India 2011, Baliya village had a population of 1,952. That makes it the 31st largest of the 88 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,353 residents.

Baliya village has 984 males and 968 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baliya has about 984 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 994.

The pincode recorded for Baliya is 841212. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Baliya covers 153 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Baliya falls under Ekma tehsil of Saran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Baliya is Chainwa, about 6.9 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 - 10 km distance for Baliya.

Baliya is about 20 km from Saran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Baliya is in Ekma tehsil of Saran district. Chainwa is about 6.9 km away. Ekma is about 12 km away. Mahārājgani is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sasna (under 2 km), Hanumanganj (1.6 km) and Tesuar (1.6 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Baliya today is likely to be higher.

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