About Balia Village

Balia is a mid sized village in Darauli tehsil, in the district of Siwan, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,135, made up of 489 males and 646 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,321 females per 1000 males. The village covers 59 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 841234, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Balia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Balia village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Siwan
Tehsil	Darauli
Pincode	841234
Area (hectares)	59 hectares
Population	1,135
Male Population	489
Female Population	646
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,321
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Balia compares

By the 2011 count Balia is the 55th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,792 residents. Its 59 hectares work out to about 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1014.

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 5 - 10 km distance. 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 25 km from Siwan, and the nearest railway station is Mairwa, 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	Darauli	3.7 km
Nearest town	Sikandarpur	12 km
Nearest railway station	Mairwa	14 km
District headquarters	Siwan	25 km

Villages closest to Balia

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Darauli 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 1,135. That makes it the 55th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,792 residents.

Balia village has 489 males and 646 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Balia has about 1321 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1014.

The pincode recorded for Balia is 841234. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Balia covers 59 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Balia falls under Darauli tehsil of Siwan district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Balia is Mairwa, 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Balia.

Balia is about 25 km from Siwan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Balia is in Darauli tehsil of Siwan district. Darauli is about 3.7 km away. Sikandarpur is about 12 km away. Mairwa is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.