Geographic Location of Balia

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

Travel and Communication for Balia

There is a railway station 5-10 kms away from the village.

Postal Address:
Balia,
Hooghly,
West Bengal, India
PIN - 712405

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, 3116 persons live in 763 house holds in the village Balia. There are 1522 female individuals and 1594 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 48.84% and males constitute 51.16% of the total population.

There are 703 scheduled castes persons of which 343 are females and 360 are males. Females constitute 48.79% and males constitute 51.21% of the scheduled castes population. Scheduled castes constitute 22.56% of the total population.

There are 447 scheduled tribes persons of which 247 are females and 200 are males. Females constitute 55.26% and males constitute 44.74% of the scheduled tribes population. Scheduled tribes constitute 14.35% of the total population.

Population density of Balia is 1282.57 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Balia

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Total area of Balia is 242.95 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 149.72 ha. About 68.79 ha is un-irrigated area. About 80.93 ha is irrigated area. About 58.93 ha is irrigated by canal water. About 20 ha is irrigated by wells/tube wells. About 2 ha is irrigated by tanks/lakes.

About 93.23 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 Olipur Kashipur, 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 Bahikhand, which is less than 5 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 Bahirkhand, which is less than 5 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 Haripal, which is 5-10 kms away from Balia.

There are no private or government engineering colleges in the village. However, there is a private engineering college in Hugli, 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 Kolkata, 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 Srirampur, 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 Chandannagar, 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 Hugli, 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 Tarekswar, which is 5-10 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 Rishra, which is more than 10 kms away from Balia.

Healthcare Facilities in Balia

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

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

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

There is a maternity and child welfare centre less than 5 kms away from Balia.

There is a TB clinic 5-10 kms away from Balia.

There is a allopathic hospital 5-10 kms away from Balia.

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

There is a dispensary less than 5 kms away from Balia.

There is a veterinary hospital 5-10 kms away from Balia.

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

There is a family welfare centre less than 5 kms away from Balia.

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