# Balia Village, Dumaria, Gaya (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Dumaria, Gaya 

# Balia

Balia is a village in Dumaria sub-district of Gaya district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,030 people in 180 households**, the 46th largest of 111 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 55.8%.

- 1,030people (2011)
- 180households
- 63.0%literacy
- 846females per 1,000 males

## Balia PIN code and other codes

Balia falls in Dumaria sub-district, Gaya district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatBhangiya
- Community development blockDumaria
- Census village code256175

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?

- Dumaria (sub-district HQ)6 km by road
- Gaya (district HQ)105 km by road
- Sherghati (nearest town)51 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?

2 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
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Kachar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Gaya
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercovered wells and hand pumps

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 86% of the 83 hectares of village land is sown, and 55 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, 0 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 69 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Balia · ■ Dumaria rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**1%

Toilet within the home ****9%**

**13%

No toilet (open defecation) ****91%**

**87%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****73%**

**28%

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

**1%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****69%**

**34%

Television ****3%**

**3%

Mobile phone ****69%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**2%

None of these assets ****24%**

**35%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 · ■ Dumaria rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****63.0%**

**55.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****846**

**927

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****900**

**954

Working population ****32.5%**

**38.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 72.9% for men and 51.0% for women. 47% of men and 15% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 78 (23%) · **■** Farm labourers 77 (23%) · **■** Other work 48 (14%) · **■** Marginal 132 (39%)

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 Dumaria

- Madarpur1,130 people
- Rampur1,087 people
- Jagatpur1,073 people
- Deuri1,033 people
- Goti Bandh1,028 people
- Tanrwa1,013 people
- Gansha981 people
- Barwadih953 people

[All 124 villages in Dumaria](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/gaya/dumaria/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Balia from Gaya?105 km by road
- What is the population of Balia?1,030 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Balia in?Gaya district (Dumaria sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Balia?63.0% (Census 2011)