# Balia Village, Rupauli, Purnia (Bihar) – PIN Code & Facilities > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purnia/rupauli/balia/ Village · Rupauli, Purnia # Balia Balia is a village in Rupauli sub-district of Purnia district, Bihar, PIN code **853204**. The 2011 Census counted **7,212 people in 1,346 households**, the 10th largest of 44 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 50.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 50.3%. - 7,212people (2011) - 1,346households - 50.1%literacy - 853204PIN code ## Balia PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Balia is 853204.** Balia falls in Rupauli sub-district, Purnia district, Bihar. - PIN code853204 - Gram panchayatKanp - Community development blockRupauli - Census village code223284 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? - Rupauli (sub-district HQ)12 km by road - Purnia (district HQ)70 km by road - Naugachhia (nearest town)12 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 · 3 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Rupauli - ○Degree college10+ km · Dhusar Tikapatti - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Purnia - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand 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 80% of the 673 hectares of village land is sown, and 347 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, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 57 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Balia · ■ Rupauli rural average Electricity for lighting ****0%** **2% Toilet within the home ****2%** **11% No toilet (open defecation) ****97%** **88% Tap water ****0%** **2% Drinking water within premises ****46%** **53% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **1% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **98% Use banking services ****17%** **22% Television ****3%** **6% Mobile phone ****57%** **47% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****3%** **5% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****24%** **30% 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 · ■ Rupauli rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****50.1%** **50.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****928** **914 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****975** **959 Working population ****33.1%** **35.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 60.5% for men and 38.7% for women. 44% of men and 21% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 597 (25%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,554 (65%) · **■** Household industry 10 (0%) · **■** Other work 48 (2%) · **■** Marginal 177 (7%) 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 Rupauli - Mataili Khemchand10,589 people - Rampur Parhat10,383 people - Dobha7,751 people - Chapahari7,518 people - Lachhmipur7,202 people - Nathpur6,965 people - Sukhsena Milik6,772 people - Lachhimipur Girdhar6,534 people [All 55 villages in Rupauli](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purnia/rupauli/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Balia?853204 - How far is Balia from Purnia?70 km by road - What is the population of Balia?7,212 (Census 2011) - Which district is Balia in?Purnia district (Rupauli sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Balia?50.1% (Census 2011)