# Balia Village, Sangrampur, Munger (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Sangrampur, Munger 

# Balia

Balia is a village in Sangrampur sub-district of Munger district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,842 people in 351 households**, the 19th largest of 65 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 57.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 66.8%.

- 1,842people (2011)
- 351households
- 57.4%literacy
- 891females per 1,000 males

## Balia PIN code and other codes

Balia falls in Sangrampur sub-district, Munger district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatBaliya
- Community development blockSangrampur
- Census village code243281

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?

- Sangrampur (sub-district HQ)7 km by road
- Munger (district HQ)70 km by road
- Kharagpur (nearest town)24 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
- ●Railway stationIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Kharagpur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Tarapur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Tarapur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)5 h summer · 5 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 90% of the 185 hectares of village land is sown, and 134 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, 16 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 61 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Balia · ■ Sangrampur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**7%

Toilet within the home ****16%**

**24%

No toilet (open defecation) ****84%**

**75%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****64%**

**40%

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

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**92%

Use banking services ****38%**

**50%

Television ****10%**

**11%

Mobile phone ****61%**

**47%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**7%

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

**1%

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

**38%

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 · ■ Sangrampur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****57.4%**

**66.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****891**

**876

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****908**

**906

Working population ****33.1%**

**40.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 69.6% for men and 43.7% for women. 37% of men and 28% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 22 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 160 (26%) · **■** Other work 10 (2%) · **■** Marginal 417 (68%)

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 Sangrampur

- Sahora2,128 people
- Khamar2,072 people
- Laugain2,055 people
- Durgapur2,027 people
- Majhgain1,840 people
- Chanduki1,777 people
- Laurhia1,771 people
- Sarkatia1,767 people

[All 71 villages in Sangrampur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/munger/sangrampur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Balia from Munger?70 km by road
- What is the population of Balia?1,842 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Balia in?Munger district (Sangrampur sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Balia?57.4% (Census 2011)