# Balia Village, Kutumba, Aurangabad (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Kutumba, Aurangabad 

# Balia

Balia is a village in Kutumba sub-district of Aurangabad district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,222 people in 357 households**, the 19th largest of 216 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.4%.

- 2,222people (2011)
- 357households
- 67.2%literacy
- 956females per 1,000 males

## Balia PIN code and other codes

Balia falls in Kutumba sub-district, Aurangabad district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatBalia
- Community development blockKutumba
- Census village code254244

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Balia from nearby towns?

- Kutumba (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Aurangabad (district HQ)27 km by road
- Aurangabad (nearest town)27 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Balia?

16 services counted by the Census are inside Balia; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1
- ●TB clinicIn village · 1
- ●DispensaryIn village · 1
- ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Amba
- ○Degree college10+ km · Aurangabad
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)4 h summer · 5 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Balia known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 80% of the 234 hectares of village land is sown, and 156 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Balia

Of every 100 households in Balia in 2011, 1 had electricity, 15 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 58 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Balia · ■ Kutumba rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**6%

Toilet within the home ****15%**

**16%

No toilet (open defecation) ****85%**

**83%

Tap water ****1%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****44%**

**59%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**95%

Use banking services ****37%**

**52%

Television ****8%**

**11%

Mobile phone ****58%**

**62%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**8%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**2%

None of these assets ****24%**

**19%

Own their home ****98%**

**98%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Balia?

■ Balia · ■ Kutumba rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****67.2%**

**70.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****956**

**939

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****941**

**946

Working population ****26.7%**

**31.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.7% for men and 55.2% for women. 45% of men and 8% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 103 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 78 (13%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 42 (7%) · **■** Marginal 368 (62%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Kutumba

- Sanra2,716 people
- Dadhpa2,447 people
- Dumra2,419 people
- Bharaundha2,295 people
- Hanea2,217 people
- Barman2,182 people
- Khaira2,175 people
- Pola2,134 people

[All 228 villages in Kutumba](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/aurangabad/kutumba/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Balia from Aurangabad?27 km by road
- What is the population of Balia?2,222 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Balia in?Aurangabad district (Kutumba sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Balia?67.2% (Census 2011)