# Balia Village, Kurhani, Muzaffarpur (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/muzaffarpur/kurhani/balia/ Village · Kurhani, Muzaffarpur # Balia Balia is a village in Kurhani sub-district of Muzaffarpur district, Bihar, PIN code **844120**. The 2011 Census counted **1,051 people in 192 households**, the 114th largest of 165 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 65.4%. - 1,051people (2011) - 192households - 74.4%literacy - 844120PIN code ## Balia PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Balia is 844120.** Balia falls in Kurhani sub-district, Muzaffarpur district, Bihar. - PIN code844120 - Gram panchayatRajla - Community development blockKurhani - Census village code229503 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? - Kurhani (sub-district HQ)2 km by road - Muzaffarpur (district HQ)20 km by road - Muzaffarpur (nearest town)20 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? 16 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 - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Muzaffarpur - ○Degree college10+ km · Muz - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Muz - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 6 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 70% of the 94 hectares of village land is sown, and 31 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, 9 had electricity, 24 a toilet at home and 10 cooked with LPG; 41 had a mobile phone, 17 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Balia · ■ Kurhani rural average Electricity for lighting ****9%** **17% Toilet within the home ****24%** **25% No toilet (open defecation) ****73%** **74% Tap water ****2%** **2% Drinking water within premises ****45%** **49% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****10%** **6% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****90%** **92% Use banking services ****55%** **48% Television ****31%** **18% Mobile phone ****41%** **53% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****17%** **10% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **2% None of these assets ****31%** **19% Own their home ****90%** **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 · ■ Kurhani rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****74.4%** **65.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****887** **891 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****987** **896 Working population ****26.2%** **32.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 81.7% for men and 66.1% for women. 45% of men and 5% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 14 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 84 (31%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 90 (33%) · **■** Marginal 83 (30%) 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 Kurhani - Arizrpur Ragho1,203 people - Keshopur1,203 people - Godni1,160 people - Chakia1,085 people - Silaut Bhimal1,041 people - Ghausi1,036 people - Baghi Gopalpur Gopinath1,033 people - Siwanpatti1,023 people [All 166 villages in Kurhani](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/muzaffarpur/kurhani/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Balia?844120 - How far is Balia from Muzaffarpur?20 km by road - What is the population of Balia?1,051 (Census 2011) - Which district is Balia in?Muzaffarpur district (Kurhani sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Balia?74.4% (Census 2011)