About Balia Village

Balia is a small village in Goilkera tehsil, in the district of Pashchimi Singhbhum, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 337, made up of 162 males and 175 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,080 females per 1000 males. The village covers 110.31 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 833103, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Balia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Balia village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Pashchimi Singhbhum
Tehsil	Goilkera
Pincode	833103
Area (hectares)	110.31 hectares
Population	337
Male Population	162
Female Population	175
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,080
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Balia compares

By the 2011 count Balia is the 83rd largest of the 106 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 698 residents. Its 110.31 hectares work out to about 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1008.

Getting to Balia

Balia is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Balia as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 37 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum, and the nearest railway station is Posoita, about 11 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	Posoita	11 km
Tehsil headquarters	Goilkera	14 km
Nearest town	Bada Barabīl	31 km
District headquarters	Pashchimi Singhbhum	37 km

Villages closest to Balia

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Goilkera 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 337. That makes it the 83rd largest of the 106 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 698 residents.

Balia village has 162 males and 175 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Balia has about 1080 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1008.

The pincode recorded for Balia is 833103. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Balia covers 110.31 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Balia falls under Goilkera tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Balia is Posoita, about 11 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 10+ km distance for Balia.

Balia is about 37 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Balia is in Goilkera tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district. Posoita is about 11 km away. Goilkera is about 14 km away. Bada Barabīl is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.