# Balia Village, Baisi, Purnia (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Baisi, Purnia 

# Balia

Balia is a village in Baisi sub-district of Purnia district, Bihar, PIN code **854315**. The 2011 Census counted **1,375 people in 239 households**, the 62nd largest of 112 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 49.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 41.4%.

- 1,375people (2011)
- 239households
- 49.0%literacy
- 854315PIN code

## Balia PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Balia is 854315.** Balia falls in Baisi sub-district, Purnia district, Bihar.

- PIN code854315
- Gram panchayatMinapur
- Community development blockBaisi
- Census village code224071

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?

- Baisi (sub-district HQ)19 km by road
- Purnia (district HQ)47 km by road
- Purnia (nearest town)47 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?

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

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Gotfar
- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Purnia East
- ○Degree college10+ km · Purnia
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Purnia
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)7 h summer · 3 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 75% of the 150 hectares of village land is sown, and 84 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, 59 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 18 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Balia · ■ Baisi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****59%**

**6%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**8%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**92%

Tap water ****2%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****12%**

**32%

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

**1%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****10%**

**20%

Television ****6%**

**3%

Mobile phone ****18%**

**37%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**0%

None of these assets ****22%**

**44%

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 · ■ Baisi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****49.0%**

**41.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****934**

**935

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****906**

**956

Working population ****28.9%**

**28.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 58.8% for men and 38.7% for women. 39% of men and 18% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 152 (38%) · **■** Farm labourers 233 (59%) · **■** Other work 10 (3%) · **■** Marginal 3 (1%)

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 Baisi

- Majhua Bhag1,609 people
- Marua1,529 people
- Kajal1,499 people
- Majhua1,410 people
- Chahat1,358 people
- Garighatta1,313 people
- Lautiabari1,268 people
- Hardas1,241 people

[All 130 villages in Baisi](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purnia/baisi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Balia?854315
- How far is Balia from Purnia?47 km by road
- What is the population of Balia?1,375 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Balia in?Purnia district (Baisi sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Balia?49.0% (Census 2011)