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About Balia Village

Balia is a small village in Keredari tehsil, in the district of Hazaribagh, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 81, made up of 40 males and 41 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,025 females per 1000 males. The village covers 72 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825321, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Balia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Balia village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Hazaribagh
Tehsil Keredari
Pincode 825321
Area (hectares) 72 hectares
Population 81
Male Population 40
Female Population 41
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,025
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 among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,284 residents. Its 72 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 967.

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 20 km from Hazaribagh, and the nearest railway station is Hazaribag Town, about 22 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 Keredari 20 km
District headquarters Hazaribagh 20 km
Nearest town Hazāribāgh 20 km
Nearest railway station Hazaribag Town 22 km

Villages closest to Balia

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Keredari 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 81. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,284 residents.

Balia village has 40 males and 41 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Balia has about 1025 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 967.

The pincode recorded for Balia is 825321. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Balia covers 72 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Balia falls under Keredari tehsil of Hazaribagh district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Balia is Hazaribag Town, about 22 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 20 km from Hazaribagh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Balia is in Keredari tehsil of Hazaribagh district. Keredari is about 20 km away. Hazaribagh is about 20 km away. Hazāribāgh is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Basaria (1.8 km), Peto (5.8 km) and Kirigara (6.4 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.

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