About Balia Village

Balia is a mid sized village in Gopiballavpur II tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,390, made up of 696 males and 694 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 997 females per 1000 males. The village covers 210.54 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721517, 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	Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil	Gopiballavpur II
Pincode	721517
Area (hectares)	210.54 hectares
Population	1,390
Male Population	696
Female Population	694
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	997
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Balia compares

By the 2011 count Balia is the 13th largest of the 173 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 603 residents. Its 210.54 hectares work out to about 6.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 1010.

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 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Baha Runa, Bajari, Bajnaguri and Baldi. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 1,390. That makes it the 13th largest of the 173 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 603 residents.

Balia village has 696 males and 694 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Balia has about 997 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 1010.

The pincode recorded for Balia is 721517. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Balia covers 210.54 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Balia falls under Gopiballavpur II tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Balia notes the nearest railway station as Available within 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 in Gopiballavpur II tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.