About Bhalua Village

Bhalua is a mid sized village in Shambhuganj tehsil, in the district of Banka, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,145, made up of 620 males and 525 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 847 females per 1000 males. The village covers 117 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 813221, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhalua Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhalua village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Banka
Tehsil	Shambhuganj
Pincode	813221
Area (hectares)	117 hectares
Population	1,145
Male Population	620
Female Population	525
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	847
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 60th largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,328 residents. Its 117 hectares work out to about 9.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 879.

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	Shambhuganj	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 Shambhuganj 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 1,145. That makes it the 60th largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,328 residents.

Bhalua village has 620 males and 525 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhalua has about 847 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 879.

The pincode recorded for Bhalua is 813221. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhalua covers 117 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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