Geographic Location of Balia

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

Travel and Communication for Balia

The village is connected by public bus services. Private buses services are available for the village. There is a railway station more than 10 kms away from the village.

Postal Address:
Balia,
Purulia,
West Bengal, India
PIN - 723201

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:

Social Structure of Balia

As per available data from the year 2009, 2526 persons live in 485 house holds in the village Balia. There are 1276 female individuals and 1250 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 50.51% and males constitute 49.49% of the total population.

There are 255 scheduled castes persons of which 129 are females and 126 are males. Females constitute 50.59% and males constitute 49.41% of the scheduled castes population. Scheduled castes constitute 10.1% of the total population.

There are 76 scheduled tribes persons of which 39 are females and 37 are males. Females constitute 51.32% and males constitute 48.68% of the scheduled tribes population. Scheduled tribes constitute 3.01% of the total population.

Population density of Balia is 879.13 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Balia

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Total area of Balia is 287.33 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 137.63 ha. About 121 ha is un-irrigated area. About 16.63 ha is irrigated by tanks/lakes.

About 149.7 ha is culturable waste land.

Schools in Balia

There are 3 government pre-primary schools in the village Balia.

There are 3 government primary schools in the village Balia.

There are no private or government middle schools in the village. However, there is a private middle school in Boram, which is 5-10 kms away from Balia.

There are no private or government secondary schools in the village. However, there is a private secondary school in Boram, which is 5-10 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 Arsha, which is 5-10 kms away from Balia.

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 private or government polytechnic institutes in the village. However, there is a private polytechnic institute in Purulia, 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 Purulia, which is more than 10 kms away from Balia.

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

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

Healthcare Facilities in Balia

There is no community health centre in the village Balia or anywhere in the nearby villages.

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 no maternity and child welfare centre in the village Balia or anywhere in the nearby villages.

There is no TB clinic in the village Balia or anywhere in the nearby villages.

There is no allopathic hospital in the village Balia or anywhere in the nearby villages.

There is no alternative medicine hospital in the village Balia or anywhere in the nearby villages.

There is no dispensary in the village Balia or anywhere in the nearby villages.

There is no veterinary hospital in the village Balia or anywhere in the nearby villages.

There is no mobile health centre in the village Balia or anywhere in the nearby villages.

There is no family welfare centre in the village Balia or anywhere in the nearby villages.

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