# Balia Village, Benipatti, Madhubani (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Benipatti, Madhubani 

# Balia

Balia is a village in Benipatti sub-district of Madhubani district, Bihar, PIN code **847223**. The 2011 Census counted **3,323 people in 751 households**, the 37th largest of 96 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 59.4%.

- 3,323people (2011)
- 751households
- 70.4%literacy
- 847223PIN code

## Balia PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Balia is 847223.** Balia falls in Benipatti sub-district, Madhubani district, Bihar.

- PIN code847223
- Gram panchayatBalia
- Community development blockBenipatti
- Census village code220304

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?

- Benipatti (sub-district HQ)7 km by road
- Madhubani (district HQ)26 km by road
- Madhubani (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?

12 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
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●DispensaryIn village · 1
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Basaitha
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Balia
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Darbhanga
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)2 h summer · 2 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 85% of the 335 hectares of village land is sown, and 102 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, 22 had electricity, 29 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 62 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Balia · ■ Benipatti rural average

Electricity for lighting ****22%**

**13%

Toilet within the home ****29%**

**21%

No toilet (open defecation) ****70%**

**77%

Tap water ****1%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****53%**

**37%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**92%

Use banking services ****57%**

**41%

Television ****17%**

**9%

Mobile phone ****62%**

**54%

Computer with internet ****3%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****13%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****17%**

**24%

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 · ■ Benipatti rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****70.4%**

**59.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****903**

**915

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****910**

**932

Working population ****41.0%**

**32.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.3% for men and 60.4% for women. 53% of men and 27% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 167 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 267 (20%) · **■** Household industry 39 (3%) · **■** Other work 152 (11%) · **■** Marginal 736 (54%)

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 Benipatti

- Paraul3,641 people
- Ladaut3,588 people
- Kachhara3,532 people
- Bishunpur3,460 people
- Parkhauli Tikuli3,234 people
- Shivnagar3,174 people
- Ektara3,149 people
- Makea3,076 people

[All 103 villages in Benipatti](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/madhubani/benipatti/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Balia?847223
- How far is Balia from Madhubani?26 km by road
- What is the population of Balia?3,323 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Balia in?Madhubani district (Benipatti sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Balia?70.4% (Census 2011)