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About Bhaloa Village

Bhaloa is a small village in Kursakatta tehsil, in the district of Araria, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 245, made up of 142 males and 103 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 725 females per 1000 males. The village covers 350 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 854332, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhaloa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhaloa village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Araria
Tehsil Kursakatta
Pincode 854332
Area (hectares) 350 hectares
Population 245
Male Population 142
Female Population 103
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 725
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhaloa compares

By the 2011 count Bhaloa is the 62nd largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,234 residents. Its 350 hectares work out to about 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 917.

Getting to Bhaloa

Bhaloa is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bhaloa as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bhaloa from other places

Bhaloa lies about 29 km from Araria. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Bhaloa
Nearest town Jogbani 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Kursakatta 29 km
District headquarters Araria 29 km

Villages closest to Bhaloa

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kursakatta tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Bhaloa

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhaloa village had a population of 245. That makes it the 62nd largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,234 residents.

Bhaloa village has 142 males and 103 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhaloa has about 725 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 917.

The pincode recorded for Bhaloa is 854332. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhaloa covers 350 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bhaloa falls under Kursakatta tehsil of Araria district in Bihar.

The census record for Bhaloa notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Bhaloa.

Bhaloa is about 29 km from Araria in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhaloa is in Kursakatta tehsil of Araria district. Jogbani is about 17 km away. Kursakatta is about 29 km away. Araria is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Katpahar (under 2 km), Bhimpur Khar (under 2 km) and Haripur (1.8 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Bhaloa today is likely to be higher.

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