# Balia Village, Gobindpur, Nawada (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Gobindpur, Nawada 

# Balia

Balia is a village in Gobindpur sub-district of Nawada district, Bihar, PIN code **805121**. The 2011 Census counted **1,056 people in 167 households**, the 33rd largest of 64 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 59.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 58.1%.

- 1,056people (2011)
- 167households
- 59.7%literacy
- 805121PIN code

## Balia PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Balia is 805121.** Balia falls in Gobindpur sub-district, Nawada district, Bihar.

- PIN code805121
- Gram panchayatBaksoti
- Community development blockGobindpur
- Census village code257892

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?

- Gobindpur (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Nawada (district HQ)15 km by road
- Nawada (nearest town)15 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?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Dumri
- ○Degree college10+ km · Nawada
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Nawada
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercovered wells, hand 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 63% of the 119 hectares of village land is sown, and 69 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, 5 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 46 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Balia · ■ Gobindpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**7%

Toilet within the home ****5%**

**16%

No toilet (open defecation) ****95%**

**84%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****18%**

**36%

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

**3%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****10%**

**42%

Television ****2%**

**5%

Mobile phone ****46%**

**52%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**3%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****52%**

**37%

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 · ■ Gobindpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****59.7%**

**58.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****966**

**969

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1109**

**966

Working population ****35.6%**

**35.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 71.1% for men and 47.4% for women. 48% of men and 23% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 131 (35%) · **■** Farm labourers 50 (13%) · **■** Other work 9 (2%) · **■** Marginal 186 (49%)

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 Gobindpur

- Daniyar1,137 people
- Baharagawan1,119 people
- Dhakni1,089 people
- Koriyauna1,069 people
- Kulja913 people
- Patandei905 people
- Khakhanduwa868 people
- Sikariya833 people

[All 73 villages in Gobindpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/nawada/gobindpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Balia?805121
- How far is Balia from Nawada?15 km by road
- What is the population of Balia?1,056 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Balia in?Nawada district (Gobindpur sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Balia?59.7% (Census 2011)