# Balia Village, Gumia, Bokaro (Jharkhand) – PIN Code

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Village · Gumia, Bokaro 

# Balia

Balia is a village in Gumia sub-district of Bokaro district, Jharkhand, PIN code **825312**. The 2011 Census counted **146 people in 37 households**, the 98th largest of 107 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 25.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 57.5%.

- 146people (2011)
- 37households
- 25.5%literacy
- 825312PIN code

## Balia PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Balia is 825312.** Balia falls in Gumia sub-district, Bokaro district, Jharkhand.

- PIN code825312
- Gram panchayatHurlung
- Community development blockGumia
- Census village code362300

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?

- Gumia (sub-district HQ)55 km by road
- Bokaro (district HQ)110 km by road
- Chas (nearest town)105 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
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Bokaro Tharmal
- ○Degree college10+ km · Jarangdih
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chas
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 10 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 **rice**. About 3% of the 239 hectares of village land is sown, and 8 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, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 11 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Balia · ■ Gumia rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**59%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**6%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**92%

Tap water ****0%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**8%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**0%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**70%

Use banking services ****0%**

**50%

Television ****0%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****11%**

**47%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**13%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****51%**

**23%

Own their home ****100%**

**96%

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 · ■ Gumia rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****25.5%**

**57.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1355**

**964

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1118**

**951

Working population ****49.3%**

**43.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 31.1% for men and 21.5% for women. 44% of men and 54% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 6 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 5 (7%) · **■** Other work 24 (33%) · **■** Marginal 37 (51%)

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 Gumia

- Tuiyo222 people
- Rajderwa190 people
- Halwe183 people
- Tutijharna156 people
- Rohidih140 people
- Ambatanr129 people
- Morha126 people
- Bhitia96 people

[All 117 villages in Gumia](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/bokaro/gumia/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Balia?825312
- How far is Balia from Bokaro?110 km by road
- What is the population of Balia?146 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Balia in?Bokaro district (Gumia sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Balia?25.5% (Census 2011)