# Balia Village, Kochadhamin, Kishanganj (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Kochadhamin, Kishanganj 

# Balia

Balia is a village in Kochadhamin sub-district of Kishanganj district, Bihar, PIN code **855115**. The 2011 Census counted **3,874 people in 783 households**, the 14th largest of 143 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 54.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 59.4%.

- 3,874people (2011)
- 783households
- 54.2%literacy
- 855115PIN code

## Balia PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Balia is 855115.** Balia falls in Kochadhamin sub-district, Kishanganj district, Bihar.

- PIN code855115
- Gram panchayatBalia
- Community development blockKochadhamin
- Census village code222832

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?

- Kochadhamin (sub-district HQ)7 km by road
- Kishanganj (district HQ)40 km by road
- Kishanganj (nearest town)40 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?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kochadhamin
- ○Degree college10+ km · Kishanganj
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kishanganj
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ 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 canal / river
- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 8 h winter

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 262 hectares of village land is sown, and 90 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, 4 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 32 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Balia · ■ Kochadhamin rural average

Electricity for lighting ****4%**

**18%

Toilet within the home ****3%**

**7%

No toilet (open defecation) ****97%**

**92%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****46%**

**31%

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

**1%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****11%**

**21%

Television ****2%**

**4%

Mobile phone ****32%**

**42%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****27%**

**30%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 · ■ Kochadhamin rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****54.2%**

**59.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****885**

**930

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****957**

**962

Working population ****31.9%**

**29.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 64.3% for men and 42.5% for women. 53% of men and 8% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 260 (21%) · **■** Farm labourers 754 (61%) · **■** Household industry 6 (0%) · **■** Other work 54 (4%) · **■** Marginal 160 (13%)

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 Kochadhamin

- Himatnagar4,716 people
- Mahadha4,215 people
- Kairbirpur4,211 people
- Chunamari3,884 people
- Dogharia3,864 people
- Shahpur3,794 people
- Purandaha3,761 people
- Danti3,710 people

[All 150 villages in Kochadhamin](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/kishanganj/kochadhamin/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Balia?855115
- How far is Balia from Kishanganj?40 km by road
- What is the population of Balia?3,874 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Balia in?Kishanganj district (Kochadhamin sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Balia?54.2% (Census 2011)