# Ward 24, Balia (Begusarai, Bihar) – Population & Literacy

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Census ward · Balia, Bihar 

# Ward 24, Balia

Ward 24 of Balia, Begusarai district, Bihar, had **1,989 people in 373 households** at the 2011 Census — the 15th most populous of 24 census wards. Literacy was 58.9%, below the town average of 65.3%.

- 1,989people (2011)
- 373households
- 15 of 24by population
- 58.9%literacy

## What is the population of Ward 24, Balia?

■ Ward 24 · ■ Balia average

Literacy (age 7+) ****58.9%**

**65.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****852**

**898

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1065**

**942

Working population ****25.4%**

**26.4%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 54 (11%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Farming 437 (87%) · **■** Marginal 13 (3%)

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

Census wards were drawn for counting in 2011. Municipal ward boundaries may have changed since, so this ward number may not match today's municipal ward.

## Homes and amenities in Ward 24

Of every 100 households in Ward 24 in 2011, 13 had electricity, 66 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 71 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Ward 24 · ■ Balia average

Electricity for lighting ****13%**

**31%

Toilet within the home ****66%**

**55%

No toilet (open defecation) ****33%**

**43%

Tap water ****4%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****57%**

**67%

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

**13%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**85%

Use banking services ****41%**

**33%

Television ****23%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****71%**

**55%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****12%**

**31%

Own their home ****93%**

**95%

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

## Other wards of Balia

- Ward 211,700 people
- Ward 221,175 people
- Ward 232,238 people

[Full Balia ward list (24 wards)](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/begusarai/balia/balia/#wards)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Ward 24, Balia?1,989 people in 373 households (Census 2011)