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About Balia Village

Balia is one of the larger villages in Chakdah tehsil, in the district of Nadia, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,014, made up of 3,152 males and 2,862 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 908 females per 1000 males. The village covers 303.54 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 741223, 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 Nadia
Tehsil Chakdah
Pincode 741223
Area (hectares) 303.54 hectares
Population 6,014
Male Population 3,152
Female Population 2,862
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 908
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Balia compares

By the 2011 count Balia is the 8th largest of the 137 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,295 residents. Its 303.54 hectares work out to about 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 942.

Getting to Balia

Balia is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Balia as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Balia from other places

Balia lies about 12 km from Nadia, and the nearest railway station is Dhubulia, about under 2 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 Dhubulia under 2 km
Nearest town Krishnanagar 9.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Chakdah 12 km
District headquarters Nadia 12 km

Villages closest to Balia

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Chakdah 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 6,014. That makes it the 8th largest of the 137 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,295 residents.

Balia village has 3,152 males and 2,862 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Balia has about 908 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 942.

The pincode recorded for Balia is 741223. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Balia covers 303.54 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Balia falls under Chakdah tehsil of Nadia district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Balia is Dhubulia, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

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

Balia is about 12 km from Nadia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Balia is in Chakdah tehsil of Nadia district. Dhubulia is about under 2 km away. Krishnanagar is about 9.6 km away. Chakdah is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gour Nagar (7.7 km), Chandrapur (10 km) and Kugachhi (14 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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