# Balia Village, Kadwa, Katihar (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Kadwa, Katihar 

# Balia

Balia is a village in Kadwa sub-district of Katihar district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **381 people in 81 households**, the 175th largest of 234 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 39.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 50.5%.

- 381people (2011)
- 81households
- 39.0%literacy
- 924females per 1,000 males

## Balia PIN code and other codes

Balia falls in Kadwa sub-district, Katihar district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatChandhar
- Community development blockKadwa
- Census village code224669

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?

- Kadwa (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Katihar (district HQ)30 km by road
- Katihar (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?

1 services counted by the Census are inside Balia; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Post officeIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Khari
- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Katihar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Sisia
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Katihar
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ 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 90% of the 105 hectares of village land is sown, and 80 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, 10 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 37 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Balia · ■ Kadwa rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**4%

Toilet within the home ****10%**

**16%

No toilet (open defecation) ****90%**

**83%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****42%**

**50%

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

**2%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****32%**

**24%

Television ****0%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****37%**

**39%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****20%**

**35%

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 · ■ Kadwa rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****39.0%**

**50.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****924**

**922

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****919**

**969

Working population ****51.2%**

**33.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 47.2% for men and 30.2% for women. 53% of men and 50% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 7 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 162 (83%) · **■** Other work 2 (1%) · **■** Marginal 24 (12%)

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 Kadwa

- Bhamardah415 people
- Daudpur406 people
- Talho405 people
- Benibari400 people
- Bhag Pokhar361 people
- Merhaul352 people
- Bagddaran350 people
- Bengthi341 people

[All 264 villages in Kadwa](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/katihar/kadwa/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Balia from Katihar?30 km by road
- What is the population of Balia?381 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Balia in?Katihar district (Kadwa sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Balia?39.0% (Census 2011)