Balia, Dumaria, Gaya, Bihar, India

Content updated on May 17, 2024.

Geographic Location of Balia


The village Balia is located in Dumaria C.D.Block of Gaya District in the State of Bihar in India. It is governed by Bhangiya Gram Panchayat. It comes under Dumaria Community Development Block. The nearest town is Sherghati, which is about 51 kilometers away from Balia.

Travel and Communication for Balia


There is a railway station more than 10 kms away from the village.

Postal Address:
Balia,
Gaya,
Bihar, India
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Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Balia


Climate, Environment and Weather data, climate change reports etc. for Balia is available as professional paid service. You may contact us for further details and sample data.

A brief summary of available data for Balia is given below:

CategoryResolutionPeriod
Precipitation - hHalf Hourly / 0.1 deg (11 kms) grid2001 - 2024
Precipitation - lDaily / 0.25 deg (28 kms) grid1901 - 2024
Temperature - hMonthly / 0.5 deg (55 kms) grid1901 - 2023
Temperature - lDaily / 1 deg (111 kms) grid1951 - 2024

Social Structure of Balia


As per available data from the year 2009, 1030 persons live in 180 house holds in the village Balia. There are 472 female individuals and 558 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 45.83% and males constitute 54.17% of the total population.

There are 236 scheduled castes persons of which 108 are females and 128 are males. Females constitute 45.76% and males constitute 54.24% of the scheduled castes population. Scheduled castes constitute 22.91% of the total population.

Population density of Balia is 1240.96 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Balia


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Total area of Balia is 83 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 71.4 ha. About 16.2 ha is un-irrigated area. About 55.2 ha is irrigated area. About 39.2 ha is irrigated by canal water. About 16 ha is irrigated by other sources of water.

About 5.5 ha is in non-agricultural use.

About 6.1 ha is lying as current fallow area.

Schools in Balia


There are no private or government pre-primary schools in the village. However, there is a government pre-primary school in Dumaria, which is less than 5 kms away from Balia.

There is a government primary school in the village Balia.

There is a government middle school in the village Balia.

There are no private or government secondary schools in the village. However, there is a private secondary school in Sherghati, which is more than 10 kms away from Balia.

There are no private or government senior secondary schools in the village. However, there is a private senior secondary school in Kachar, which is more than 10 kms away from Balia.

Colleges in Balia


There are no private or government arts and science degree colleges in the village. However, there is a private arts and science degree college in Gaya, which is more than 10 kms away from Balia.

There are no private or government engineering colleges in the village. However, there is a government engineering college in Gaya, which is more than 10 kms away from Balia.

There are no private or government medical colleges in the village. However, there is a private medical college in Gaya, which is more than 10 kms away from Balia.

There are no private or government management institutes in the village. However, there is a private management institute in Gaya, which is more than 10 kms away from Balia.

There are no private or government polytechnic institutes in the village. However, there is a private polytechnic institute in Gaya, which is more than 10 kms away from Balia.

Other Educational Facilities in Balia


There are no private or government vocational training school / ITIs in the village. However, there is a private vocational training school / ITI in Gaya, which is more than 10 kms away from Balia.

There are no private or government non formal training centres in the village. However, there is a private non formal training centre in Gaya, which is more than 10 kms away from Balia.

There are no private or government differently abled schools in the village. However, there is a private differently abled school in Gaya, which is more than 10 kms away from Balia.

Healthcare Facilities in Balia


There is a community health centre more than 10 kms away from Balia.

There is a primary health centre more than 10 kms away from Balia.

There is a primary health sub-centre 5-10 kms away from Balia.

There is a maternity and child welfare centre more than 10 kms away from Balia.

There is a TB clinic more than 10 kms away from Balia.

There is a allopathic hospital more than 10 kms away from Balia.

There is a alternative medicine hospital more than 10 kms away from Balia.

There is a dispensary more than 10 kms away from Balia.

There is a veterinary hospital more than 10 kms away from Balia.

There is a mobile health centre more than 10 kms away from Balia.

There is a family welfare centre 5-10 kms away from Balia.

*Note: Most of the above information provided as per data compiled from the year 2009.

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