About Balia Village

Balia is a large village in Karandighi tehsil, in the district of Uttar Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,514, made up of 1,274 males and 1,240 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 973 females per 1000 males. The village covers 108.46 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733134, 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	Uttar Dinajpur
Tehsil	Karandighi
Pincode	733134
Area (hectares)	108.46 hectares
Population	2,514
Male Population	1,274
Female Population	1,240
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	973
Bus Service (public)	Available within 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 48th largest of the 200 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,842 residents. Its 108.46 hectares work out to about 23 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 952.

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 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Balia from other places

Balia lies about 29 km from Uttar Dinajpur, and the nearest railway station is Mukuria Junction, about 4.7 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	Mukuria Junction	4.7 km
Tehsil headquarters	Karandighi	17 km
Nearest town	Rāiganj	27 km
District headquarters	Uttar Dinajpur	29 km

Villages closest to Balia

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Karandighi 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 2,514. That makes it the 48th largest of the 200 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,842 residents.

Balia village has 1,274 males and 1,240 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Balia has about 973 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 952.

The pincode recorded for Balia is 733134. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Balia covers 108.46 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 23 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Balia falls under Karandighi tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Balia is Mukuria Junction, about 4.7 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 village for Balia.

Balia is about 29 km from Uttar Dinajpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Balia is in Karandighi tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district. Mukuria Junction is about 4.7 km away. Karandighi is about 17 km away. Rāiganj is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.