About Bhalua Village

Bhalua is a mid sized village in Katoria tehsil, in the district of Banka, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,184, made up of 613 males and 571 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 931 females per 1000 males. The village covers 403 hectares hectares.

Bhalua Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhalua village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Banka
Tehsil	Katoria
Area (hectares)	403 hectares
Population	1,184
Male Population	613
Female Population	571
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	931
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhalua compares

By the 2011 count Bhalua is the 32nd largest of the 291 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 619 residents. Its 403 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 916.

Getting to Bhalua

Bhalua is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bhalua 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 Bhalua from other places

Bhalua 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 Bhalua
Nearest town	Kharagpur	17 km
Nearest railway station	Ganganiyan	24 km
Tehsil headquarters	Katoria	29 km
District headquarters	Banka	29 km

Villages closest to Bhalua

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

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Common questions about Bhalua

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhalua village had a population of 1,184. That makes it the 32nd largest of the 291 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 619 residents.

Bhalua village has 613 males and 571 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhalua has about 931 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 916.

Bhalua covers 403 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bhalua falls under Katoria tehsil of Banka district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Bhalua 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Bhalua.

Bhalua 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.

Bhalua is in Katoria tehsil of Banka district. Kharagpur is about 17 km away. Ganganiyan is about 24 km away. Katoria is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.