About Balia Village

Balia is a mid sized village in Birni tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,814, made up of 934 males and 880 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 942 females per 1000 males. The village covers 216 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 815316, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Balia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Balia village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Giridih
Tehsil	Birni
Pincode	815316
Area (hectares)	216 hectares
Population	1,814
Male Population	934
Female Population	880
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	942
Bus Service (public)	Available within 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 26th largest of the 166 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 996 residents. Its 216 hectares work out to about 8.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 986.

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 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 47 km from Giridih, and the nearest railway station is Duriatanr Halt, about 16 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	Duriatanr Halt	16 km
Tehsil headquarters	Birni	20 km
Nearest town	Jhajha	38 km
District headquarters	Giridih	47 km

Villages closest to Balia

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

Most viewed villages

Related Villages

Common questions about Balia

As per the Census of India 2011, Balia village had a population of 1,814. That makes it the 26th largest of the 166 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 996 residents.

Balia village has 934 males and 880 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Balia has about 942 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 986.

The pincode recorded for Balia is 815316. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Balia covers 216 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Balia falls under Birni tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Balia is Duriatanr Halt, about 16 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 village for Balia.

Balia is about 47 km from Giridih in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Balia is in Birni tehsil of Giridih district. Duriatanr Halt is about 16 km away. Birni is about 20 km away. Jhajha is about 38 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.