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About Bhalua Village

Bhalua is a mid sized village in Fatehpur tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 988, made up of 520 males and 468 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 900 females per 1000 males. The village covers 67 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 824232, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhalua Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhalua village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gaya
Tehsil Fatehpur
Pincode 824232
Area (hectares) 67 hectares
Population 988
Male Population 520
Female Population 468
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 900
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 Bhalua compares

By the 2011 count Bhalua is the 78th largest of the 151 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,510 residents. Its 67 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 947.

Getting to Bhalua

Bhalua is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Bhalua 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 Bhalua from other places

Bhalua lies about 66 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Nadwan, about under 2 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 Nadwan under 2 km
Nearest town Masaurhi Buzurg 4.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Fatehpur 19 km
District headquarters Gaya 66 km

Villages closest to Bhalua

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhalua village had a population of 988. That makes it the 78th largest of the 151 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,510 residents.

Bhalua village has 520 males and 468 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhalua has about 900 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 947.

The pincode recorded for Bhalua is 824232. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhalua covers 67 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bhalua falls under Fatehpur tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Bhalua is Nadwan, about under 2 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 Bhalua.

Bhalua is about 66 km from Gaya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhalua is in Fatehpur tehsil of Gaya district. Nadwan is about under 2 km away. Masaurhi Buzurg is about 4.7 km away. Fatehpur is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhaluani (under 2 km), Banra (under 2 km) and Raghunathpur (under 2 km).

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

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