About Balia Village

Balia is a large village in Sahdai Buzurg tehsil, in the district of Vaishali, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,064, made up of 1,076 males and 988 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 918 females per 1000 males. The village covers 111 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 844507, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Balia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Balia village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Vaishali
Tehsil	Sahdai Buzurg
Pincode	844507
Area (hectares)	111 hectares
Population	2,064
Male Population	1,076
Female Population	988
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	918
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 20th largest of the 47 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,661 residents. Its 111 hectares work out to about 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 898.

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 56 km from Vaishali, and the nearest railway station is Mehnar Road, about 2.3 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	Mehnar Road	2.3 km
Tehsil headquarters	Sahdai Buzurg	3.5 km
Nearest town	Mahnar Bazar	3.6 km
District headquarters	Vaishali	56 km

Villages closest to Balia

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sahdai Buzurg 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 2,064. That makes it the 20th largest of the 47 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,661 residents.

Balia village has 1,076 males and 988 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Balia has about 918 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 898.

The pincode recorded for Balia is 844507. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Balia covers 111 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 Sahdai Buzurg tehsil of Vaishali district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Balia is Mehnar Road, about 2.3 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 56 km from Vaishali in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Balia is in Sahdai Buzurg tehsil of Vaishali district. Mehnar Road is about 2.3 km away. Sahdai Buzurg is about 3.5 km away. Mahnar Bazar is about 3.6 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.