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

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Village · Darauli, Siwan 

# Balia

Balia is a village in Darauli sub-district of Siwan district, Bihar, PIN code **841234**. The 2011 Census counted **1,135 people in 228 households**, the 56th largest of 98 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 69.1%.

- 1,135people (2011)
- 228households
- 62.4%literacy
- 841234PIN code

## Balia PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Balia is 841234.** Balia falls in Darauli sub-district, Siwan district, Bihar.

- PIN code841234
- Gram panchayatKrishanpali
- Community development blockDarauli
- Census village code232305

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?

- Darauli (sub-district HQ)4 km by road
- Siwan (district HQ)34 km by road
- Mairwa (nearest town)18 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?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Darauli
- ○Degree college10+ km · Mairawa
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Hathua
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)2 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 54% of the 59 hectares of village land is sown, and 32 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, 4 had electricity, 15 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 47 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Balia · ■ Darauli rural average

Electricity for lighting ****4%**

**5%

Toilet within the home ****15%**

**15%

No toilet (open defecation) ****85%**

**84%

Tap water ****1%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****50%**

**60%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%**

**4%

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

**95%

Use banking services ****80%**

**73%

Television ****10%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****47%**

**72%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**12%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****30%**

**11%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 · ■ Darauli rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****62.4%**

**69.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1321**

**990

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****829**

**930

Working population ****22.6%**

**30.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 75.1% for men and 53.8% for women. 37% of men and 12% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 97 (38%) · **■** Farm labourers 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 76 (30%) · **■** Marginal 80 (31%)

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 Darauli

- Rampur1,257 people
- Murakaramwar1,211 people
- Piprahia1,189 people
- Kasihari1,144 people
- Khairati Udho1,130 people
- Khor1,126 people
- Narayanpur1,119 people
- Sarea1,059 people

[All 115 villages in Darauli](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/siwan/darauli/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Balia?841234
- How far is Balia from Siwan?34 km by road
- What is the population of Balia?1,135 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Balia in?Siwan district (Darauli sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Balia?62.4% (Census 2011)