Country India District Dhanbad PIN 828201 (Baliapur) Elevation 196 m Area code 0326 | State Jharkhand Time zone IST (UTC+5:30) Telephone/STD code 0326 Population 140,908 (2011) | |
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Baliapur is a community development block that forms an administrative division in Dhanbad district, Jharkhand state, India. It is located 15 km from Dhanbad, the district headquarters.
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Map of Baliapur, Jharkhand 828201
Geography
Baliapur is located at 23°24′57″N 86°31′27″E.
Baliapur CD Block has an area of 46,204.65 ha, out of which 1,45.36 ha is forest area. It has 21 panchayats and 66 villages.
Demographics
As per 2011 Census of India, Baliapur CD Block had a total population of 140,908, of which 121,494 were rural and 19,414 were urban. There were 73,278 males and 67,360 females. Scheduled Castes numbered 19,623 and Scheduled Tribes numbered 18,798. Population below 6 years was 20,055.
Baliapur CD Block has three census towns (2011 population figure in brackets): Alagdiha (4,609), Suranga (4,708) and Baliapur (10,097). Baghmara (7,655) is not a census town.
Literacy
As of 2011 census, the total number of literates in Baliapur CD Block was 84,983 (70.32% of the population above 6 years) out of which 51,39 were males and 33,674 were females.
As of 2011 census, literacy in Dhanbad district was 74.52.Literacy in Jharkhand (for population over 7 years) was 66.41% in 2011. Literacy in India in 2011 was 74.04%.