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

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Village · Guraru, Gaya 

# Balia

Balia is a village in Guraru sub-district of Gaya district, Bihar, PIN code **824118**. The 2011 Census counted **1,271 people in 191 households**, the 36th largest of 74 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 64.8%.

- 1,271people (2011)
- 191households
- 64.8%literacy
- 824118PIN code

## Balia PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Balia is 824118.** Balia falls in Guraru sub-district, Gaya district, Bihar.

- PIN code824118
- Gram panchayatGhatera
- Community development blockGuraru
- Census village code255515

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?

- Guraru (sub-district HQ)17 km by road
- Gaya (district HQ)39 km by road
- Gaya (nearest town)39 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?

7 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
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Devkali
- ○Degree college10+ km · Gaya
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes

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 99% of the 163 hectares of village land is sown, and 121 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, 12 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 47 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Balia · ■ Guraru rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**4%

Toilet within the home ****12%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****88%**

**86%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****40%**

**51%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****85%**

**93%

Use banking services ****47%**

**49%

Television ****7%**

**7%

Mobile phone ****47%**

**52%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****39%**

**28%

Own their home ****100%**

**99%

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 · ■ Guraru rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****64.8%**

**64.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****949**

**921

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****780**

**946

Working population ****31.9%**

**40.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 73.5% for men and 56.0% for women. 48% of men and 15% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 110 (27%) · **■** Farm labourers 34 (8%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 88 (22%) · **■** Marginal 169 (42%)

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 Guraru

- Palanki Sakhi1,420 people
- Pathra1,374 people
- Dumra Ismailpur1,316 people
- Mahimapur1,281 people
- Dadhapa1,270 people
- Mahuain1,189 people
- Majhiawan1,171 people
- Mohammadpur1,150 people

[All 80 villages in Guraru](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/gaya/guraru/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Balia?824118
- How far is Balia from Gaya?39 km by road
- What is the population of Balia?1,271 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Balia in?Gaya district (Guraru sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Balia?64.8% (Census 2011)