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

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Village · Hayaghat, Darbhanga 

# Balia

Balia is a village in Hayaghat sub-district of Darbhanga district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,664 people in 349 households**, the 23rd largest of 43 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 40.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 59.8%.

- 1,664people (2011)
- 349households
- 40.2%literacy
- 904females per 1,000 males

## Balia PIN code and other codes

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

- Gram panchayatSrirampur
- Community development blockHayaghat
- Census village code227586

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?

- Hayaghat (sub-district HQ)18 km by road
- Darbhanga (district HQ)30 km by road
- Darbhanga (nearest town)30 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?

8 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

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Anandpur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Darbhanga
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ramnagar
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 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 77% of the 159 hectares of village land is sown, and 98 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, 5 had electricity, 13 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 28 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Balia · ■ Hayaghat rural average

Electricity for lighting ****5%**

**10%

Toilet within the home ****13%**

**28%

No toilet (open defecation) ****87%**

**71%

Tap water ****10%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****18%**

**41%

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

**5%

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

**93%

Use banking services ****40%**

**46%

Television ****4%**

**9%

Mobile phone ****28%**

**49%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**1%

None of these assets ****28%**

**29%

Own their home ****92%**

**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 · ■ Hayaghat rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****40.2%**

**59.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****904**

**893

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****886**

**901

Working population ****32.0%**

**29.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 55.0% for men and 23.8% for women. 44% of men and 19% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 42 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (0%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 13 (2%) · **■** Marginal 473 (89%)

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 Hayaghat

- Usma2,259 people
- Mahamadpur Sirnia2,004 people
- Aliabad1,861 people
- Manorathpur1,829 people
- Bishunpur1,659 people
- Akbarpur1,551 people
- Horil Patti1,534 people
- Parmanandpur1,517 people

[All 48 villages in Hayaghat](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/darbhanga/hayaghat/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Balia from Darbhanga?30 km by road
- What is the population of Balia?1,664 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Balia in?Darbhanga district (Hayaghat sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Balia?40.2% (Census 2011)