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Balia Population - Purnia, Bihar

Balia is a large village located in Rupauli Block of Purnia district, Bihar with total 1346 families residing. The Balia village has population of 7212 of which 3741 are males while 3471 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Balia village population of children with age 0-6 is 1635 which makes up 22.67 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Balia village is 928 which is higher than Bihar state average of 918. Child Sex Ratio for the Balia as per census is 975, higher than Bihar average of 935.

Balia village has lower literacy rate compared to Bihar. In 2011, literacy rate of Balia village was 50.10 % compared to 61.80 % of Bihar. In Balia Male literacy stands at 60.52 % while female literacy rate was 38.70 %.

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act, Balia village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of village. Our website, don't have information about schools and hospital in Balia village.

Balia Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 1,346 - -
Population 7,212 3,741 3,471
Child (0-6) 1,635 828 807
Schedule Caste 432 231 201
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0
Literacy 50.10 % 60.52 % 38.70 %
Total Workers 2,386 1,650 736
Main Worker 2,209 - -
Marginal Worker 177 50 127

Caste Factor

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 5.99 % of total population in Balia village. The village Balia currently doesn’t have any Schedule Tribe (ST) population.

Work Profile

In Balia village out of total population, 2386 were engaged in work activities. 92.58 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 7.42 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 2386 workers engaged in Main Work, 597 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 1554 were Agricultural labourer.