# Balia Village, Birni, Giridih (Jharkhand) – PIN Code

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Village · Birni, Giridih 

# Balia

Balia is a village in Birni sub-district of Giridih district, Jharkhand, PIN code **815316**. The 2011 Census counted **1,814 people in 283 households**, the 26th largest of 172 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 56.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 61.5%.

- 1,814people (2011)
- 283households
- 56.5%literacy
- 815316PIN code

## Balia PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Balia is 815316.** Balia falls in Birni sub-district, Giridih district, Jharkhand.

- PIN code815316
- Gram panchayatBalia
- Community development blockBirni
- Census village code352405

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?

- Birni (sub-district HQ)25 km by road
- Giridih (district HQ)30 km by road
- Giridih (nearest town)30 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?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Balia
- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Bharkattha
- ○Degree college10+ km · Giridih
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Giridih
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds

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 100% of the 216 hectares of village land is sown.

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, 2 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 64 had a mobile phone, 23 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Balia · ■ Birni rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**1%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**4%

No toilet (open defecation) ****91%**

**96%

Tap water ****1%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****7%**

**10%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****70%**

**79%

Use banking services ****60%**

**64%

Television ****3%**

**4%

Mobile phone ****64%**

**68%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****23%**

**17%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****19%**

**14%

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 · ■ Birni rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****56.5%**

**61.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****942**

**971

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****905**

**953

Working population ****41.7%**

**43.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 70.9% for men and 41.4% for women. 48% of men and 35% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 173 (23%) · **■** Farm labourers 123 (16%) · **■** Household industry 10 (1%) · **■** Other work 74 (10%) · **■** Marginal 377 (50%)

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 Birni

- Pipradih1,883 people
- Birinda1,879 people
- Kendua1,860 people
- Rupaidih1,823 people
- Majhladih1,808 people
- Duar Padhari1,789 people
- Khedwara1,697 people
- Madarkha1,666 people

[All 181 villages in Birni](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/giridih/birni/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Balia?815316
- How far is Balia from Giridih?30 km by road
- What is the population of Balia?1,814 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Balia in?Giridih district (Birni sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Balia?56.5% (Census 2011)