About Balia Village

Balia is one of the larger villages in Sagardighi tehsil, in the district of Murshidabad, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 10,299, made up of 5,318 males and 4,981 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 937 females per 1000 males. The village covers 476.98 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 742237, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Balia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Balia village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Murshidabad
Tehsil	Sagardighi
Pincode	742237
Area (hectares)	476.98 hectares
Population	10,299
Male Population	5,318
Female Population	4,981
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	937
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Balia compares

By the 2011 count Balia is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,744 residents. Its 476.98 hectares work out to about 22 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 949.

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 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 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 54 km from Murshidabad, and the nearest railway station is Murarai, about 3.5 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	Murarai	3.5 km
Nearest town	Nalhāti	17 km
Tehsil headquarters	Sagardighi	32 km
District headquarters	Murshidabad	54 km

Villages closest to Balia

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sagardighi 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 10,299. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,744 residents.

Balia village has 5,318 males and 4,981 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Balia has about 937 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 949.

The pincode recorded for Balia is 742237. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Balia covers 476.98 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 22 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Balia falls under Sagardighi tehsil of Murshidabad district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Balia is Murarai, about 3.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Balia.

Balia is about 54 km from Murshidabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Balia is in Sagardighi tehsil of Murshidabad district. Murarai is about 3.5 km away. Nalhāti is about 17 km away. Sagardighi is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.