# Balia Village, Bahadurpur, Darbhanga (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Bahadurpur, Darbhanga 

# Balia

Balia is a village in Bahadurpur sub-district of Darbhanga district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **813 people in 180 households**, the 91st largest of 126 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 57.6%.

- 813people (2011)
- 180households
- 64.6%literacy
- 844females per 1,000 males

## Balia PIN code and other codes

Balia falls in Bahadurpur sub-district, Darbhanga district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatJalwara
- Community development blockBahadurpur
- Census village code227313

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?

- Bahadurpur (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Darbhanga (district HQ)16 km by road
- Darbhanga (nearest town)16 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?

10 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
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Panchhum
- ○Degree college10+ km · Darbhanga
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ram Nagar
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds

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 65% of the 51 hectares of village land is sown, and 4 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, 18 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 80 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Balia · ■ Bahadurpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****18%**

**22%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**25%

No toilet (open defecation) ****96%**

**74%

Tap water ****1%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****79%**

**39%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**9%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**88%

Use banking services ****75%**

**44%

Television ****4%**

**13%

Mobile phone ****80%**

**51%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**8%

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

**1%

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

**26%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 · ■ Bahadurpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****64.6%**

**57.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****844**

**891

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1014**

**907

Working population ****27.4%**

**29.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.9% for men and 49.3% for women. 49% of men and 2% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 16 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 4 (2%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 18 (8%) · **■** Marginal 183 (82%)

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 Bahadurpur

- Jagdispur961 people
- Ballupur903 people
- Fatehpur884 people
- Gopipatti883 people
- Salaha779 people
- Shahpur749 people
- Parauna705 people
- Phakila646 people

[All 171 villages in Bahadurpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/darbhanga/bahadurpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Balia from Darbhanga?16 km by road
- What is the population of Balia?813 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Balia in?Darbhanga district (Bahadurpur sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Balia?64.6% (Census 2011)