Balia, Arambag, Hooghly, West Bengal, India

Content updated on May 17, 2024.

Geographic Location of Balia


The village Balia is located in Arambag C.D.Block of Hooghly District in the State of West Bengal in India. It comes under Arambag Community Development Block.

Travel and Communication for Balia


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

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, 2021 persons live in 442 house holds in the village Balia. There are 976 female individuals and 1045 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 48.29% and males constitute 51.71% of the total population.

There are 1685 scheduled castes persons of which 827 are females and 858 are males. Females constitute 49.08% and males constitute 50.92% of the scheduled castes population. Scheduled castes constitute 83.37% of the total population.

There are 12 scheduled tribes persons of which 4 are females and 8 are males. Females constitute 33.33% and males constitute 66.67% of the scheduled tribes population. Scheduled tribes constitute 0.59% of the total population.

Population density of Balia is 997.24 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Balia


Maps, reports and datasets of Balia on topography, land use land cover(LULC), watershed / hydrological parameters etc. are available as a professional paid service. Please contact us for further details.

Total area of Balia is 202.66 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 186.66 ha. About 96.63 ha is un-irrigated area. About 90.03 ha is irrigated area. About 6.09 ha is irrigated by canal water. About 80.94 ha is irrigated by wells/tube wells. About 1 ha is irrigated by tanks/lakes. About 2 ha is irrigated by other sources of water.

About 8 ha is in non-agricultural use.

About 8 ha is culturable waste land.

Schools in Balia


There are 2 government pre-primary schools in the village Balia.

There are 2 government primary schools in the village Balia.

There are 2 government middle schools in the village Balia.

There are no secondary schools in the village Balia or anywhere in the nearby villages.

There are no senior secondary schools in the village Balia or anywhere in the nearby villages.

Colleges in Balia


There are no arts and science degree colleges in the village Balia or anywhere in the nearby villages.

There are no engineering colleges in the village Balia or anywhere in the nearby villages.

There are no medical colleges in the village Balia or anywhere in the nearby villages.

There are no management institutes in the village Balia or anywhere in the nearby villages.

There are no polytechnic institutes in the village Balia or anywhere in the nearby villages.

Other Educational Facilities in Balia


There are no vocational training school / ITIs in the village Balia or anywhere in the nearby villages.

There are no non formal training centres in the village Balia or anywhere in the nearby villages.

There are no differently abled schools in the village Balia or anywhere in the nearby villages.

Healthcare Facilities in Balia


There are 2 community health centres with doctors and paramedical staff in the village Balia.

There are 2 primary health centres with doctors and paramedical staff in the village Balia.

There are 2 primary health sub-centres with doctors and paramedical staff in the village Balia.

There are 2 maternity and child welfare centres with doctors and paramedical staff in the village Balia.

There are 2 TB clinics with doctors and paramedical staff in the village Balia.

There are 2 allopathic hospitals with doctors and paramedical staff in the village Balia.

There are 2 alternative medicine hospitals with doctors and paramedical staff in the village Balia.

There are 2 dispensarys with doctors and paramedical staff in the village Balia.

There are 2 veterinary hospitals with doctors and paramedical staff in the village Balia.

There are 2 mobile health centres with doctors and paramedical staff in the village Balia.

There are 2 family welfare centres with doctors and paramedical staff in the village Balia.

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

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