About Bhaluwa Village

Bhaluwa is a large village in Dobhi tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,105, made up of 1,083 males and 1,022 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 944 females per 1000 males. The village covers 87 hectares hectares.

Bhaluwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhaluwa village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Gaya
Tehsil	Dobhi
Area (hectares)	87 hectares
Population	2,105
Male Population	1,083
Female Population	1,022
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	944
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhaluwa compares

By the 2011 count Bhaluwa is the 20th largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,325 residents. Its 87 hectares work out to about 24 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 971.

Getting to Bhaluwa

Bhaluwa is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Bhaluwa as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Bhaluwa from other places

Bhaluwa lies about 23 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Bandhua, about 21 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 Bhaluwa
Tehsil headquarters	Dobhi	8.0 km
Nearest town	Bodh Gaya	12 km
Nearest railway station	Bandhua	21 km
District headquarters	Gaya	23 km

Villages closest to Bhaluwa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhaluwa village had a population of 2,105. That makes it the 20th largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,325 residents.

Bhaluwa village has 1,083 males and 1,022 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhaluwa has about 944 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 971.

Bhaluwa covers 87 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 24 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Bhaluwa falls under Dobhi tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Bhaluwa is Bandhua, about 21 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Bhaluwa.

Bhaluwa is about 23 km from Gaya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhaluwa is in Dobhi tehsil of Gaya district. Dobhi is about 8.0 km away. Bodh Gaya is about 12 km away. Bandhua is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.