# Balia Village, Sahdai Buzurg, Vaishali (Bihar) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/vaishali/sahdai-buzurg/balia/ Village · Sahdai Buzurg, Vaishali # Balia Balia is a village in Sahdai Buzurg sub-district of Vaishali district, Bihar, PIN code **844507**. The 2011 Census counted **2,064 people in 359 households**, the 21st largest of 49 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 67.1%. - 2,064people (2011) - 359households - 71.1%literacy - 844507PIN code ## Balia PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Balia is 844507.** Balia falls in Sahdai Buzurg sub-district, Vaishali district, Bihar. - PIN code844507 - Gram panchayatChakphauj - Community development blockSahdai Buzurg - Census village code236054 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? - Sahdai Buzurg (sub-district HQ)5 km by road - Hajipur (district HQ)32 km by road - Hajipur (nearest town)32 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? 7 services counted by the Census are inside Balia; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Mahnar - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Chakyaz - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Sahdei Bujurg - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps - Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 8 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 72% of the 111 hectares of village land is sown, and 60 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, 5 had electricity, 17 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 58 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Balia · ■ Sahdai Buzurg rural average Electricity for lighting ****5%** **2% Toilet within the home ****17%** **30% No toilet (open defecation) ****83%** **69% Tap water ****0%** **3% Drinking water within premises ****49%** **44% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%** **5% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%** **93% Use banking services ****38%** **60% Television ****11%** **12% Mobile phone ****58%** **61% Computer with internet ****2%** **0% Two-wheeler ****7%** **7% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **1% None of these assets ****7%** **18% Own their home ****98%** **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 · ■ Sahdai Buzurg rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****71.1%** **67.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****918** **902 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1119** **905 Working population ****28.7%** **29.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 79.0% for men and 62.2% for women. 46% of men and 10% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 60 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 102 (17%) · **■** Household industry 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 258 (44%) · **■** Marginal 168 (28%) 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 Sahdai Buzurg - Bikrampur2,175 people - Pohiar Buzurg2,139 people - Dubha2,126 people - Shaikhopur2,084 people - Kumharkol Buzurg1,765 people - Rampur Kumharkol1,632 people - Ibrahimpur Shiudarshan1,628 people - Shaikhopur Tok Bikrampur1,607 people [All 66 villages in Sahdai Buzurg](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/vaishali/sahdai-buzurg/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Balia?844507 - How far is Balia from Hajipur?32 km by road - What is the population of Balia?2,064 (Census 2011) - Which district is Balia in?Vaishali district (Sahdai Buzurg sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Balia?71.1% (Census 2011)