About Bhalua Village

Bhalua is a mid sized village in Colgong tehsil, in the district of Bhagalpur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 570, made up of 302 males and 268 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 887 females per 1000 males. The village covers 140 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 813204, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhalua Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhalua village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Bhagalpur
Tehsil	Colgong
Pincode	813204
Area (hectares)	140 hectares
Population	570
Male Population	302
Female Population	268
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	887
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Bhalua compares

By the 2011 count Bhalua is the 89th largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,374 residents. Its 140 hectares work out to about 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 869.

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 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 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 49 km from Bhagalpur, and the nearest railway station is Mirza Cheuki Railway Station, about 7.7 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 railway station	Mirza Cheuki Railway Station	7.7 km
Nearest town	Sāhibganj	18 km
Tehsil headquarters	Colgong	24 km
District headquarters	Bhagalpur	49 km

Villages closest to Bhalua

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Colgong 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 570. That makes it the 89th largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,374 residents.

Bhalua village has 302 males and 268 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhalua has about 887 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 869.

The pincode recorded for Bhalua is 813204. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhalua covers 140 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bhalua falls under Colgong tehsil of Bhagalpur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Bhalua is Mirza Cheuki Railway Station, about 7.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Bhalua.

Bhalua is about 49 km from Bhagalpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhalua is in Colgong tehsil of Bhagalpur district. Mirza Cheuki Railway Station is about 7.7 km away. Sāhibganj is about 18 km away. Colgong is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.