Skip to main content

About Balia Village

Balia is a mid sized village in Meherma tehsil, in the district of Godda, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,144, made up of 614 males and 530 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 863 females per 1000 males. The village covers 42 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814165, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Balia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Balia village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Godda
Tehsil Meherma
Pincode 814165
Area (hectares) 42 hectares
Population 1,144
Male Population 614
Female Population 530
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 863
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Balia compares

By the 2011 count Balia is the 47th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,000 residents. Its 42 hectares work out to about 27 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 929.

Getting to Balia

Balia is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Balia as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 25 km from Godda, and the nearest railway station is Ekchari, about 25 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 Meherma 25 km
District headquarters Godda 25 km
Nearest railway station Ekchari 25 km

Villages closest to Balia

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

Common questions about Balia

As per the Census of India 2011, Balia village had a population of 1,144. That makes it the 47th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,000 residents.

Balia village has 614 males and 530 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Balia has about 863 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 929.

The pincode recorded for Balia is 814165. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Balia covers 42 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 27 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Balia falls under Meherma tehsil of Godda district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Balia is Ekchari, about 25 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 km distance for Balia.

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

Balia is in Meherma tehsil of Godda district. Meherma is about 25 km away. Godda is about 25 km away. Ekchari is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tetaria (under 2 km), Kamargawan (3.5 km) and Masuria (4.0 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Balia today is likely to be higher.

Our Blogs Blogs

Explore the beauty of india and villages of india with our blog.

See All