# Ward 8, Balia (Begusarai, Bihar) – Population & Literacy

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Census ward · Balia, Bihar 

# Ward 8, Balia

Ward 8 of Balia, Begusarai district, Bihar, had **1,951 people in 392 households** at the 2011 Census — the 17th most populous of 24 census wards. Literacy was 68.1%, above the town average of 65.3%.

- 1,951people (2011)
- 392households
- 17 of 24by population
- 68.1%literacy

## What is the population of Ward 8, Balia?

■ Ward 8 · ■ Balia average

Literacy (age 7+) ****68.1%**

**65.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****920**

**898

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****875**

**942

Working population ****26.6%**

**26.4%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 337 (65%) · **■** Household industry 66 (13%) · **■** Farming 57 (11%) · **■** Marginal 59 (11%)

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 8

Of every 100 households in Ward 8 in 2011, 39 had electricity, 73 a toilet at home and 17 cooked with LPG; 52 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Ward 8 · ■ Balia average

Electricity for lighting ****39%**

**31%

Toilet within the home ****73%**

**55%

No toilet (open defecation) ****26%**

**43%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****84%**

**67%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****17%**

**13%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****83%**

**85%

Use banking services ****32%**

**33%

Television ****18%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****52%**

**55%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****34%**

**31%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 52,029 people
- Ward 61,370 people
- Ward 71,316 people
- Ward 92,757 people
- Ward 102,009 people
- Ward 111,665 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Ward 8, Balia?1,951 people in 392 households (Census 2011)