# Balia Village, Meherma, Godda (Jharkhand) – PIN Code

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Village · Meherma, Godda 

# Balia

Balia is a village in Meherma sub-district of Godda district, Jharkhand, PIN code **814165**. The 2011 Census counted **1,144 people in 222 households**, the 50th largest of 144 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 56.0%.

- 1,144people (2011)
- 222households
- 77.1%literacy
- 814165PIN code

## Balia PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Balia is 814165.** Balia falls in Meherma sub-district, Godda district, Jharkhand.

- PIN code814165
- Gram panchayatDodha
- Community development blockMeherma
- Census village code355827

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?

- Meherma (sub-district HQ)18 km by road
- Godda (district HQ)50 km by road
- Godda (nearest town)50 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?

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

### In the village

- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Dumka
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library5–10 km

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?

About 60% of the 42 hectares of village land is sown, and 3 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, 44 had electricity, 11 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 66 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Balia · ■ Meherma rural average

Electricity for lighting ****44%**

**9%

Toilet within the home ****11%**

**13%

No toilet (open defecation) ****89%**

**86%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****20%**

**22%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****58%**

**72%

Use banking services ****80%**

**46%

Television ****23%**

**9%

Mobile phone ****66%**

**43%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**5%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****9%**

**37%

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 · ■ Meherma rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****77.1%**

**56.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****863**

**911

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****708**

**960

Working population ****40.6%**

**38.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.2% for men and 67.9% for women. 46% of men and 34% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 50 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 3 (1%) · **■** Household industry 8 (2%) · **■** Other work 169 (36%) · **■** Marginal 234 (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 Meherma

- Sahi Chak1,195 people
- Parsa1,166 people
- Gobindpur1,163 people
- Kamargawan1,146 people
- Partabpur1,134 people
- Masuria1,106 people
- Amdiha1,101 people
- Pipra1,061 people

[All 213 villages in Meherma](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/godda/meherma/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Balia?814165
- How far is Balia from Godda?50 km by road
- What is the population of Balia?1,144 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Balia in?Godda district (Meherma sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Balia?77.1% (Census 2011)