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About Balia Village

Balia is a large village in Arsha tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,526, made up of 1,250 males and 1,276 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,021 females per 1000 males. The village covers 287.33 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723201, 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 Puruliya
Tehsil Arsha
Pincode 723201
Area (hectares) 287.33 hectares
Population 2,526
Male Population 1,250
Female Population 1,276
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,021
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Balia compares

By the 2011 count Balia is the 20th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,629 residents. Its 287.33 hectares work out to about 8.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 990.

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 village. 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 Aharara, Arsha, Balarampur and Bamandiha. 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.

Common questions about Balia

As per the Census of India 2011, Balia village had a population of 2,526. That makes it the 20th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,629 residents.

Balia village has 1,250 males and 1,276 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Balia has about 1021 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 990.

The pincode recorded for Balia is 723201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Balia covers 287.33 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Balia falls under Arsha tehsil of Puruliya 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Balia.

Balia is in Arsha tehsil of Puruliya 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.

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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