About Balia Village

Balia is one of the larger villages in Maharajganj tehsil, in the district of Siwan, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,764, made up of 3,467 males and 3,297 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 951 females per 1000 males. The village covers 373.39 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 841506, 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	Maharajganj
Pincode	841506
Area (hectares)	373.39 hectares
Population	6,764
Male Population	3,467
Female Population	3,297
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	951
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 Balia compares

By the 2011 count Balia is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,409 residents. Its 373.39 hectares work out to about 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1048.

Getting to Balia

Balia is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Balia 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 Balia from other places

Balia lies about 18 km from Siwan, and the nearest railway station is Bishunpur Mahuari Halt, about 6.2 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	Bishunpur Mahuari Halt	6.2 km
Tehsil headquarters	Maharajganj	8.1 km
Nearest town	Mahārājgani	8.1 km
District headquarters	Siwan	18 km

Villages closest to Balia

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Maharajganj 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 6,764. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,409 residents.

Balia village has 3,467 males and 3,297 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Balia has about 951 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1048.

The pincode recorded for Balia is 841506. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Balia covers 373.39 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Balia falls under Maharajganj tehsil of Siwan district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Balia is Bishunpur Mahuari Halt, about 6.2 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 Balia.

Balia is about 18 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 Maharajganj tehsil of Siwan district. Bishunpur Mahuari Halt is about 6.2 km away. Maharajganj is about 8.1 km away. Mahārājgani is about 8.1 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.