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Balia is a village in Baisi mandal, Purnia district, Bihar state, with a population of 1,375 distributed among 239 households. The village has a literacy rate of 36.8% and postal code 854315.
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- LGD code
- 224071
- Pincode
- 854315
- Post office
- Baisi
- Population
- 1,375
- Households
- 239
- Literacy rate
- 36.8%
- Sex ratio
- 934 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 398
- Distance to district centre
- 80 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 5 km
- Distance to Patna
- 241 km
- Distance to Kolkata
- 379 km
- Nearest railway station
- Garh Banaili · 1 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Goverment hospital,Kasba · 4 km
జనగణన 2011 · పోలిక
Balia ఇతరులతో పోలిస్తే
By population, Balia ranks #62 of 130 villages in Baisi mandal.
Literacy rate
%
36.8%
+4.4% vs mandal average
- Balia
- 36.8%
- Baisi mandal
- 32.4%
- Purnia district
- 40.8%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
934
−1 vs mandal average
- Balia
- 934
- Baisi mandal
- 935
Household size
people per home
5.8
+0.8 vs mandal average
- Balia
- 5.8
- Baisi mandal
- 5.0
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Balia ఒక్క చూపులో
Balia బీహార్లోని పుర్నియా జిల్లా, Baisi బ్లాక్లో 1,375 జనాభా 239 కుటుంబాలలో (జనగణన 2011) గల గ్రామం, Baisi బ్లాక్లోని 130 గ్రామాలలో 62వ పెద్దది. అక్షరాస్యత 37%, బ్లాక్ సగటు 32% కంటే 4 పాయింట్లు ఎక్కువ మరియు లింగ నిష్పత్తి ప్రతి 1,000 పురుషులకు 934 మహిళలు. ఇది పుర్నియా జిల్లా కేంద్రం నుండి 80 కి.మీ, సమీప పట్టణం Semaria నుండి 2 కి.మీ, Garh Banaili రైల్వే స్టేషన్ నుండి 1 కి.మీ ఉంది (సరళ రేఖ దూరాలు). పిన్కోడ్ 854315, Baisi పోస్టాఫీసు పరిధిలో; LGD గ్రామ కోడ్ 224071. సమీప ఆసుపత్రి/ఆరోగ్య కేంద్రం Goverment hospital,Kasba, 4 కి.మీ దూరంలో. సర్పంచ్ PAKEEZA PARWEEN; గ్రామం Kasba అసెంబ్లీ నియోజకవర్గంలో ఉంది, ఎమ్మెల్యే Nitesh Kumar Singh. 2026లో జనాభా సుమారు 1,621, 2011 జనగణన కంటే 18% ఎక్కువ.
గ్రామ పంచాయతీ: Meenapur →
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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
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- No
- Power hours (summer)
- 7
- Power hours (winter)
- 3
- 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
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- No
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- Yes
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- PURNIA
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 47
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 47
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 19
- All-weather road
- No
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- Minapur
- Total area (ha)
- 150
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 84
- 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.
ముఖ్య వివరాలు — Balia
- LGD code
- 224071
- Pincode
- 854315
- Post office
- Baisi
- Population (Census 2011)
- 1,375
- Population (projected 2026)
- 1,621
- Households
- 239
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 934
- Literacy rate
- 36.8%
- Coordinates
- 25.89529°N, 87.52499°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Purnia
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Kasba
- Member of Parliament
- Pappu Yadav
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Nitesh Kumar Singh
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- PAKEEZA PARWEEN
- Block / Mandal
- Baisi
చేరుకోవడం
Balia ఎలా చేరుకోవాలి
నగరాలకు దూరం · సరళ రేఖ
- Patna241 kmcapital
- Kolkata379 km
- Delhi1063 km
- Hyderabad1329 km
రకం వారీగా సమీపం · ప్రాంతంలో ఎక్కడైనా
- Railway stationGarh Banaili1 km
- Bus stopArgara Chowk14 km
- Hospital / PHCGoverment hospital,Kasba4 km
- ATM / bankSBI16 km
- Petrol pumpjalalpur fuel station3 km
- CollegePurnea College of Engineering16 km
- Police stationMaranga Police Thana17 km
అదే పిన్కోడ్
Villages sharing pincode 854315
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Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-09-23
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)