About Bhalwana Village

Bhalwana is a large village in Islamnagar Aliganj tehsil, in the district of Jamui, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,530, made up of 1,273 males and 1,257 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 987 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2083 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 811301, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhalwana Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhalwana village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Jamui
Tehsil	Islamnagar Aliganj
Pincode	811301
Area (hectares)	2083 hectares
Population	2,530
Male Population	1,273
Female Population	1,257
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	987
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 Bhalwana compares

By the 2011 count Bhalwana is the 18th largest of the 62 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,206 residents. Its 2083 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 940.

Getting to Bhalwana

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

Bhalwana lies about 34 km from Jamui, and the nearest railway station is Kusumha Bihar, about 25 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 Bhalwana
Tehsil headquarters	Islamnagar Aliganj	5.6 km
Nearest railway station	Kusumha Bihar	25 km
Nearest town	Sheikhpura	27 km
District headquarters	Jamui	34 km

Villages closest to Bhalwana

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Islamnagar Aliganj 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 Bhalwana

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhalwana village had a population of 2,530. That makes it the 18th largest of the 62 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,206 residents.

Bhalwana village has 1,273 males and 1,257 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhalwana has about 987 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 940.

The pincode recorded for Bhalwana is 811301. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhalwana covers 2083 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bhalwana falls under Islamnagar Aliganj tehsil of Jamui district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Bhalwana is Kusumha Bihar, about 25 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 Bhalwana.

Bhalwana is about 34 km from Jamui in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhalwana is in Islamnagar Aliganj tehsil of Jamui district. Islamnagar Aliganj is about 5.6 km away. Kusumha Bihar is about 25 km away. Sheikhpura is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.