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About Bhaluhar Village

Bhaluhar is a large village in Amarpur tehsil, in the district of Banka, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,613, made up of 1,886 males and 1,727 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 916 females per 1000 males. The village covers 166 hectares hectares.

Bhaluhar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhaluhar village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Banka
Tehsil Amarpur
Area (hectares) 166 hectares
Population 3,613
Male Population 1,886
Female Population 1,727
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 916
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhaluhar compares

By the 2011 count Bhaluhar is the 12th largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,673 residents. Its 166 hectares work out to about 22 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 935.

Getting to Bhaluhar

Bhaluhar is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Bhaluhar as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Bhaluhar from other places

Bhaluhar lies about 29 km from Banka, and the nearest railway station is Ganganiyan, about 24 km away. 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 Bhaluhar
Nearest town Kharagpur 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Amarpur 23 km
Nearest railway station Ganganiyan 24 km
District headquarters Banka 29 km

Villages closest to Bhaluhar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Amarpur 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 Bhaluhar

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhaluhar village had a population of 3,613. That makes it the 12th largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,673 residents.

Bhaluhar village has 1,886 males and 1,727 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhaluhar has about 916 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 935.

Bhaluhar covers 166 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 22 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Bhaluhar falls under Amarpur tehsil of Banka district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Bhaluhar is Ganganiyan, about 24 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Bhaluhar.

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

Bhaluhar is in Amarpur tehsil of Banka district. Kharagpur is about 17 km away. Amarpur is about 23 km away. Ganganiyan is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Majhgain (2.0 km), Majhgain Arazi (2.0 km) and Shahpur (2.4 km).

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

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