# Balia Village, Nasriganj, Rohtas (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Nasriganj, Rohtas 

# Balia

Balia is a village in Nasriganj sub-district of Rohtas district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,472 people in 392 households**, the 19th largest of 50 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 72.1%.

- 2,472people (2011)
- 392households
- 74.1%literacy
- 982females per 1,000 males

## Balia PIN code and other codes

Balia falls in Nasriganj sub-district, Rohtas district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatItimha
- Community development blockNasriganj
- Census village code251428

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?

- Sasaram (district HQ)40 km by road
- Dehri (nearest town)22 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?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt · 2 private
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Itamha
- ○Degree college10+ km · Dehri
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercovered wells, hand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)5 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 82% of the 170 hectares of village land is sown, and 140 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, 20 had electricity, 39 a toilet at home and 12 cooked with LPG; 82 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Balia · ■ Nasriganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****20%**

**23%

Toilet within the home ****39%**

**24%

No toilet (open defecation) ****61%**

**74%

Tap water ****1%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****84%**

**84%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****12%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****88%**

**92%

Use banking services ****89%**

**59%

Television ****36%**

**19%

Mobile phone ****82%**

**62%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**9%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**2%

None of these assets ****7%**

**18%

Own their home ****92%**

**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 · ■ Nasriganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.1%**

**72.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****982**

**932

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****839**

**944

Working population ****31.2%**

**32.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.4% for men and 62.0% for women. 45% of men and 17% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 112 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 83 (11%) · **■** Household industry 6 (1%) · **■** Other work 226 (29%) · **■** Marginal 345 (45%)

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 Nasriganj

- Bardiha3,256 people
- Dehri3,228 people
- Sabari3,183 people
- Jina2,536 people
- Parasia2,377 people
- Shankarpur2,216 people
- Mednipur2,173 people
- Sahgi1,932 people

[All 53 villages in Nasriganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/rohtas/nasriganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Balia from Sasaram?40 km by road
- What is the population of Balia?2,472 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Balia in?Rohtas district (Nasriganj sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Balia?74.1% (Census 2011)