# Balia Village, Andar, Siwan (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Andar, Siwan 

# Balia

Balia is a village in Andar sub-district of Siwan district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,238 people in 351 households**, the 17th largest of 61 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 69.2%.

- 2,238people (2011)
- 351households
- 70.0%literacy
- 970females per 1,000 males

## Balia PIN code and other codes

Balia falls in Andar sub-district, Siwan district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatBaliya
- Community development blockAndar
- Census village code232431

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?

- Andar (sub-district HQ)3 km by road
- Siwan (district HQ)11 km by road
- Siwan (nearest town)11 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 · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Andar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Siwan
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Siwan
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river

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 83% of the 161 hectares of village land is sown, and 100 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, 1 had electricity, 30 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 54 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Balia · ■ Andar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**1%

Toilet within the home ****30%**

**16%

No toilet (open defecation) ****70%**

**83%

Tap water ****1%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****86%**

**72%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%**

**94%

Use banking services ****98%**

**78%

Television ****4%**

**7%

Mobile phone ****54%**

**72%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**10%

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

**2%

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

**13%

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 · ■ Andar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****70.0%**

**69.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****970**

**1020

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****854**

**919

Working population ****21.0%**

**25.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.2% for men and 57.5% for women. 39% of men and 2% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 14 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 147 (31%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 114 (24%) · **■** Marginal 192 (41%)

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 Andar

- Dehunra2,658 people
- Pateji2,651 people
- Katwar2,583 people
- Kherhai2,478 people
- Pareji2,001 people
- Kanhpakar1,958 people
- Bangra1,923 people
- Khardara1,888 people

[All 67 villages in Andar](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/siwan/andar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Balia from Siwan?11 km by road
- What is the population of Balia?2,238 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Balia in?Siwan district (Andar sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Balia?70.0% (Census 2011)