Geographic Location of Balia

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

Travel and Communication for Balia

Private buses services are available for the village. 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:

Social Structure of Balia

As per available data from the year 2009, 2514 persons live in 456 house holds in the village Balia. There are 1240 female individuals and 1274 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 49.32% and males constitute 50.68% of the total population.

There are 67 scheduled castes persons of which 35 are females and 32 are males. Females constitute 52.24% and males constitute 47.76% of the scheduled castes population. Scheduled castes constitute 2.67% of the total population.

There are 338 scheduled tribes persons of which 173 are females and 165 are males. Females constitute 51.18% and males constitute 48.82% of the scheduled tribes population. Scheduled tribes constitute 13.44% of the total population.

Population density of Balia is 2317.91 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 108.46 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 85 ha. About 51 ha is un-irrigated area. About 34 ha is irrigated area. About 34 ha is irrigated by wells/tube wells.

About 23.46 ha is in non-agricultural use.

Schools in Balia

There is a government pre-primary school in the village Balia.

There is a government primary school in the village Balia.

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

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

There are no private or government management institutes in the village. However, there is a government management institute in Raiganj, 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 Raiganj, 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 government vocational training school / ITI in Raiganj, 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 differently abled schools in the village Balia or anywhere in the nearby villages.

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 with 0 doctors and 0 paramedical staff in the village 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 no family welfare centre in the village Balia or anywhere in the nearby villages.

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