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- LGD code
- 224669
- Pincode
- 855105
- Post office
- Durgaganj
- Population
- 381
- Households
- 81
- Literacy rate
- 31.8%
- Sex ratio
- 924 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 195
2011 സെൻസസ് · താരതമ്യത്തിൽ
Balia താരതമ്യം
By population, Balia ranks #175 of 264 villages in Kadwa mandal.
Literacy rate
%
31.8%
−8.5% vs mandal average
- Balia
- 31.8%
- Kadwa mandal
- 40.3%
- Katihar district
- 41.7%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
924
+2 vs mandal average
- Balia
- 924
- Kadwa mandal
- 922
Household size
people per home
4.7
−0.1 vs mandal average
- Balia
- 4.7
- Kadwa mandal
- 4.8
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Balia ഒറ്റനോട്ടത്തിൽ
Balia ബിഹാർയിലെ കതിഹാര് ജില്ല, Kadwa ബ്ലോക്ക്ൽ 381 പേർ 81 കുടുംബങ്ങളിൽ (2011 സെൻസസ്) താമസിക്കുന്ന ഗ്രാമമാണ്, Kadwa ബ്ലോക്ക്ലെ 264 ഗ്രാമങ്ങളിൽ വലുപ്പത്തിൽ 175-ാമത്. സാക്ഷരത 32%, ബ്ലോക്ക് ശരാശരി 40% നേക്കാൾ 8 പോയിന്റ് കുറവ് ലിംഗാനുപാതം 1,000 പുരുഷന്മാർക്ക് 924 സ്ത്രീകൾ. പിൻകോഡ് 855105, Durgaganj പോസ്റ്റ് ഓഫീസിന് കീഴിൽ; LGD ഗ്രാമ കോഡ് 224669. ഗ്രാമം Purnia നിയമസഭാ മണ്ഡലത്തിലാണ്, എംഎൽഎ Vijay Kumar Khemka. 2026ൽ ജനസംഖ്യ ഏകദേശം 449, 2011നെക്കാൾ 18% കൂടുതൽ.
ഗ്രാമപഞ്ചായത്ത്: Chand Har →
സമീപ ഗ്രാമങ്ങളുടെ താരതമ്യം
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Balia
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Electricity for homes
- No
- Electricity for farms
- No
- Power hours (summer)
- 0
- Power hours (winter)
- 0
- Primary school
- 0
- Middle school
- 0
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 0
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- Yes
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- No
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- No
- Anganwadi centre
- No
- ASHA worker
- No
- Fair-price shop
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- KATIHAR
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 30
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 30
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 15
- All-weather road
- No
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- CHANDHAR
- Total area (ha)
- 105
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 80.1
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
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പ്രധാന വിവരങ്ങൾ — Balia
- LGD code
- 224669
- Pincode
- 855105
- Post office
- Durgaganj
- Population (Census 2011)
- 381
- Population (projected 2026)
- 449
- Households
- 81
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 924
- Literacy rate
- 31.8%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Purnia
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Purnia
- Member of Parliament
- Pappu Yadav
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Vijay Kumar Khemka
- Block / Mandal
- Kadwa
അതേ പിൻകോഡ്
Villages sharing pincode 855105
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View all 60+ →Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)