About Balia Village

Balia is a mid sized village in Itkhori tehsil, in the district of Chatra, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 558, made up of 282 males and 276 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 979 females per 1000 males. The village covers 48 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825408, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Balia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Balia village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Chatra
Tehsil	Itkhori
Pincode	825408
Area (hectares)	48 hectares
Population	558
Male Population	282
Female Population	276
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	979
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Balia compares

By the 2011 count Balia is the 42nd largest of the 131 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 558 residents. Its 48 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1034.

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 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 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 32 km from Chatra, and the nearest railway station is Kathautia, about 17 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	Itkhori	1.9 km
Nearest railway station	Kathautia	17 km
Nearest town	Bagaha	26 km
District headquarters	Chatra	32 km

Villages closest to Balia

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Itkhori 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 558. That makes it the 42nd largest of the 131 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 558 residents.

Balia village has 282 males and 276 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Balia has about 979 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 1034.

The pincode recorded for Balia is 825408. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Balia covers 48 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Balia falls under Itkhori tehsil of Chatra district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Balia is Kathautia, about 17 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Balia.

Balia is about 32 km from Chatra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Balia is in Itkhori tehsil of Chatra district. Itkhori is about 1.9 km away. Kathautia is about 17 km away. Bagaha is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.