# Balia Village, Katkamsandi, Hazaribagh (Jharkhand) – PIN Code

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Village · Katkamsandi, Hazaribagh 

# Balia

Balia is a village in Katkamsandi sub-district of Hazaribagh district, Jharkhand, PIN code **825311**. The 2011 Census counted **477 people in 90 households**, the 51st largest of 77 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 65.9%.

- 477people (2011)
- 90households
- 80.7%literacy
- 825311PIN code

## Balia PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Balia is 825311.** Balia falls in Katkamsandi sub-district, Hazaribagh district, Jharkhand.

- PIN code825311
- Gram panchayatRaibar
- Community development blockKatkamsandi
- Census village code368599

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?

- Katkamsandi (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Hazaribagh (district HQ)45 km by road
- Hazaribagh (nearest town)45 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
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Katkamsandi
- ○Degree college10+ km · Hazaribagh
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Hazaribagh
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps

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 43% of the 299 hectares of village land is sown, and 12 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, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 62 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Balia · ■ Katkamsandi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**45%

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

**10%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**88%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****5%**

**19%

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

**1%

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

**87%

Use banking services ****79%**

**63%

Television ****5%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****62%**

**52%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****14%**

**11%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**2%

None of these assets ****14%**

**21%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 · ■ Katkamsandi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****80.7%**

**65.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****735**

**960

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****658**

**961

Working population ****26.2%**

**36.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.7% for men and 67.2% for women. 41% of men and 6% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 2 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 12 (10%) · **■** Other work 31 (25%) · **■** Marginal 80 (64%)

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 Katkamsandi

- Kud567 people
- Lawa Kudar533 people
- Gurudih510 people
- Mauhgain508 people
- Sarugaru Khurd455 people
- Baliand452 people
- Konhar441 people
- Guri415 people

[All 81 villages in Katkamsandi](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/hazaribagh/katkamsandi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Balia?825311
- How far is Balia from Hazaribagh?45 km by road
- What is the population of Balia?477 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Balia in?Hazaribagh district (Katkamsandi sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Balia?80.7% (Census 2011)