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Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
PK
Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
PANKAJ KUMAR
Contact: 99****6409
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- LGD code
- 223284
- Pincode
- 854204
- Post office
- Bhawanipur Rajdham
- Population
- 7,212
- Households
- 1,346
- Literacy rate
- 38.7%
- Sex ratio
- 928 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 2,386
జనగణన 2011 · పోలిక
Balia ఇతరులతో పోలిస్తే
By population, Balia ranks #10 of 55 villages in Rupauli mandal.
Literacy rate
%
38.7%
−1.1% vs mandal average
- Balia
- 38.7%
- Rupauli mandal
- 39.8%
- Purnia district
- 40.8%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
928
+14 vs mandal average
- Balia
- 928
- Rupauli mandal
- 914
Household size
people per home
5.4
+0.4 vs mandal average
- Balia
- 5.4
- Rupauli mandal
- 5.0
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Balia ఒక్క చూపులో
Balia బీహార్లోని పుర్నియా జిల్లా, Rupauli బ్లాక్లో 7,212 జనాభా 1,346 కుటుంబాలలో (జనగణన 2011) గల గ్రామం, Rupauli బ్లాక్లోని 55 గ్రామాలలో 10వ పెద్దది. అక్షరాస్యత 39%, బ్లాక్ సగటు 40% కంటే 1 పాయింట్లు తక్కువ మరియు లింగ నిష్పత్తి ప్రతి 1,000 పురుషులకు 928 మహిళలు. పిన్కోడ్ 854204, Bhawanipur Rajdham పోస్టాఫీసు పరిధిలో; LGD గ్రామ కోడ్ 223284. సర్పంచ్ PANKAJ KUMAR; గ్రామం Mohiuddinnagar అసెంబ్లీ నియోజకవర్గంలో ఉంది, ఎమ్మెల్యే Rajesh Kumar Singh. 2026లో జనాభా సుమారు 8,503, 2011 జనగణన కంటే 18% ఎక్కువ.
గ్రామ పంచాయతీ: Kanp →
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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
- 3
- Middle school
- 1
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 1
- 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
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- Yes
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- NAUGACHHIA
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 12
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 70
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 12
- All-weather road
- No
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- Kanp
- Total area (ha)
- 673
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 347.48
- 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
- 223284
- Pincode
- 854204
- Post office
- Bhawanipur Rajdham
- Population (Census 2011)
- 7,212
- Population (projected 2026)
- 8,503
- Households
- 1,346
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 928
- Literacy rate
- 38.7%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Ujiarpur
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Mohiuddinnagar
- Member of Parliament
- Nityanand Rai
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Rajesh Kumar Singh
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- PANKAJ KUMAR
- Block / Mandal
- Rupauli
అదే పిన్కోడ్
Villages sharing pincode 854204
- Bhawanipur RajdhamBhawanipur mandal28,649 pop
- SahiaganjBhawanipur mandal12,014 pop
- Mataili KhemchandRupauli mandal10,589 pop
- Rampur ParhatRupauli mandal10,383 pop
- DumraBhawanipur mandal8,604 pop
- DobhaRupauli mandal7,751 pop
- JabeBhawanipur mandal6,363 pop
- Siripur MilikBhawanipur mandal6,238 pop
- AkbarpurBhawanipur mandal5,894 pop
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Other villages in the same gram panchayat as Balia
Rupauli మండలంలోని ఇతర గ్రామాలు
View all 60+ →- Goriar
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- Dhusar Tikapatti
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- Mohanpur Istamrar
- Mataili Khemchand
- Rampur Parhat
- Dobha
- Chapahari
- Lachhmipur
- Nathpur
- Sukhsena Milik
- Lachhimipur Girdhar
- Banki
- Goapara
- Bahuti
- Bhikna
- Bela Parsadi
- Mahabla
- Dhobgidha Rupauli
- Kanp
- Bairia
- Mataili Khemnarain
- Basantpur
- Bairma
- Anjhari
- Maini
- Bahadura
- Dhobgidha
- Dhusar
- Harnaha
- Basgarha
- Bhaua Parbal
- Singhpur
- Bhawanipur Patkaili
- Teldiha
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)