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Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
Balia is a village in Meherma mandal, Godda district, Jharkhand. It has a population of 1,144 across 222 households with a literacy rate of 64.9%.
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
MANJU DEVI
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- LGD code
- 355827
- Pincode
- 814160
- Post office
- Meharma
- Population
- 1,144
- Households
- 222
- Literacy rate
- 64.9%
- Sex ratio
- 863 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 464
- Distance to district centre
- 51 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 48 km
- Distance to Ranchi
- 278 km
- Distance to Kolkata
- 292 km
- Nearest railway station
- Ekchari · 25 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Arya Nursing Home · <1 km
2011 സെൻസസ് · താരതമ്യത്തിൽ
Balia താരതമ്യം
By population, Balia ranks #50 of 212 villages in Meherma mandal.
Literacy rate
%
64.9%
+19.9% vs mandal average
Balia64.9%
Meherma mandal45.0%
Godda district46.0%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
863
−48 vs mandal average
Balia863
Meherma mandal911
Household size
people per home
5.2
−0.1 vs mandal average
Balia5.2
Meherma mandal5.3
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Balia ഒറ്റനോട്ടത്തിൽ
Balia ഝാർഖണ്ഡ്യിലെ ഗോഡ ജില്ല, Meherma ബ്ലോക്ക്ൽ 1,144 പേർ 222 കുടുംബങ്ങളിൽ (2011 സെൻസസ്) താമസിക്കുന്ന ഗ്രാമമാണ്, Meherma ബ്ലോക്ക്ലെ 212 ഗ്രാമങ്ങളിൽ വലുപ്പത്തിൽ 50-ാമത്. സാക്ഷരത 65%, ബ്ലോക്ക് ശരാശരി 45% നേക്കാൾ 20 പോയിന്റ് കൂടുതൽ ലിംഗാനുപാതം 1,000 പുരുഷന്മാർക്ക് 863 സ്ത്രീകൾ. ഇത് ഗോഡ ജില്ലാ ആസ്ഥാനത്തു നിന്ന് 51 കി.മീ, അടുത്ത പട്ടണമായ Milkiൽ നിന്ന് 18 കി.മീ, Ekchari റെയിൽവേ സ്റ്റേഷനിൽ നിന്ന് 25 കി.മീ സ്ഥിതി ചെയ്യുന്നു (നേർരേഖ ദൂരം). പിൻകോഡ് 814160, Meharma പോസ്റ്റ് ഓഫീസിന് കീഴിൽ; LGD ഗ്രാമ കോഡ് 355827. ഏറ്റവും അടുത്ത ആശുപത്രി Arya Nursing Home, <1 കി.മീ അകലെ. പ്രസിഡന്റ് MANJU DEVI; ഗ്രാമം Litipara നിയമസഭാ മണ്ഡലത്തിലാണ്, എംഎൽഎ Hemlal Murmu. 2026ൽ ജനസംഖ്യ ഏകദേശം 1,349, 2011നെക്കാൾ 18% കൂടുതൽ.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Balia
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- No
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- 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
- No
- 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
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- GODDA
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 50
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 50
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 18
- All-weather road
- No
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- DODHA
- Total area (ha)
- 42
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 3
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Balia
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
പ്രധാന വിവരങ്ങൾ — Balia
- LGD code
- 355827
- Pincode
- 814160
- Post office
- Meharma
- Population (Census 2011)
- 1,144
- Population (projected 2026)
- 1,349
- Households
- 222
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 863
- Literacy rate
- 64.9%
- Coordinates
- 25.02725°N, 87.33136°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Rajmahal
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Litipara
- Member of Parliament
- Vijay Hansda
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Hemlal Murmu
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- MANJU DEVI
- Block / Mandal
- Meherma
- Nearest railway station
- Punsia (34.0 km)
എത്തിച്ചേരാൻ
Balia എങ്ങനെ എത്താം
നഗരങ്ങളിലേക്കുള്ള ദൂരം · നേർരേഖ
- Ranchi278 kmcapital
- Kolkata292 km
- Delhi1080 km
- Hyderabad1249 km
തരം അനുസരിച്ച് ഏറ്റവും അടുത്തത്
- Railway stationEkchari25 km
- Hospital / PHCArya Nursing Home<1 km
- CollegeBCE Bhagalpur39 km
- Police stationBabarganj Police Station41 km
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Villages sharing pincode 814160
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Meherma മണ്ഡലം മറ്റ് ഗ്രാമങ്ങൾ
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- Doi
- Madhura
- Lakramara
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- Itahari
- Sukhari
- Sankarpur
- Dhankuria
- Borma
- Pati Chak
- Mehrma
- Kamardiha
- Budhason
- Amor
- Rajan
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- Kumardom
- Rasti Kar
- Barari
- Dhodha
- Siwanpur
- Chaura
- Tularam Bhuska
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- Khiraundhi
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- Kharthi
- Marpa
Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)