# Balias Village, Dhuraiya, Banka (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Dhuraiya, Banka 

# Balias

Balias is a village in Dhuraiya sub-district of Banka district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,540 people in 334 households**, the 57th largest of 181 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 13.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 58.2%.

- 1,540people (2011)
- 334households
- 13.4%literacy
- 864females per 1,000 males

## Balias PIN code and other codes

Balias falls in Dhuraiya sub-district, Banka district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatSijhat-Baliyas
- Community development blockDhuraiya
- Census village code240999

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

## How far is Balias from nearby towns?

- Dhuraiya (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Banka (district HQ)39 km by road
- Banka (nearest town)39 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 Balias?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Balias; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Punsia
- ○Degree college10+ km · Dhoraiya
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhagalpur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)2 h summer · 1 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 Balias known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 91% of the 135 hectares of village land is sown, and 123 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 Balias

Of every 100 households in Balias in 2011, 25 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 19 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Balias · ■ Dhuraiya rural average

Electricity for lighting ****25%**

**20%

Toilet within the home ****6%**

**8%

No toilet (open defecation) ****93%**

**91%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****10%**

**27%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**91%

Use banking services ****6%**

**32%

Television ****2%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****19%**

**45%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****65%**

**34%

Own their home ****100%**

**99%

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 Balias?

■ Balias · ■ Dhuraiya rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****13.4%**

**58.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****864**

**909

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****892**

**943

Working population ****34.3%**

**40.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 15.9% for men and 10.4% for women. 42% of men and 26% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 26 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 3 (1%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 9 (2%) · **■** Marginal 489 (93%)

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 Dhuraiya

- Basantpur1,592 people
- Deodar1,585 people
- Pipra1,557 people
- Joki1,552 people
- Dhuraia1,535 people
- Siripathar1,508 people
- Sathiari1,475 people
- Mathurapur1,472 people

[All 222 villages in Dhuraiya](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/banka/dhuraiya/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Balias from Banka?39 km by road
- What is the population of Balias?1,540 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Balias in?Banka district (Dhuraiya sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Balias?13.4% (Census 2011)