Balia, Karandighi
Balia is a village located in the Karandighi Subdivision of Dinajpur Uttar district of West Bengal. The village falls in Karandighi block and comes under Altapur-II Gram Panchayat. It belongs to Raiganj parliament constituency and Karandighi assembly constituency.
As on May 2024, the current population of Balia is 2.7 thousands out of which 1.4 thousands are males and rest 1.4 thousands are females. The sex ratio of this village is 973 females per 1000 males. There are around 542 teenagers in Balia. It has literacy rate of 36% which means around 990 persons can read and write. Total 73 people belonging to scheduled caste and 369 scheduled tribe people live in the village. There are around 498 households in Balia, which means every family has 6 members on average. The village has working population of 1.1 thousands. The pincode of Balia is 733134 and there are many postoffices around the village which can used to send speed post, registered parcel etc.
- Sudarshanpur Sub Post office
- Raiganj Bandar Sub Post office
- Raiganj Sub Post office
- Rashbehari Market Sub Post office
- Industrial Market Sub Post office
Schools
Balia has many good schools for education and follwing are popular schools among students.
- Raghobpur High School
- Shitgram Vidyabhaban(High School)
- Rampur Indira Uchcha Vidyapith
- Subhasganj High School
- Bangalbari High School (High School)
Hospitals
Balia has many good hospitals for treatment and follwing are popular among people.
- Sitgram Sub-Center
- Rampur Block Primary Health Center
- Raiganj District Hospital
- Baharail Sub-Center
- Panchvaya Sub-Center
Banks
Balia has many good banks for financial services and follwing are popular among people.