About Bhalar Village

Bhalar is a large village in Dharhara tehsil, in the district of Munger, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,062, made up of 1,183 males and 879 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 743 females per 1000 males. The village covers 32 hectares hectares.

Bhalar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhalar village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Munger
Tehsil	Dharhara
Area (hectares)	32 hectares
Population	2,062
Male Population	1,183
Female Population	879
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	743
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within village

How Bhalar compares

By the 2011 count Bhalar is the 21st largest of the 86 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,462 residents. Its 32 hectares work out to about 64 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 881.

Getting to Bhalar

Bhalar is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Bhalar 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 village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bhalar from other places

Bhalar lies about 11 km from Munger, and the nearest railway station is Dasharathpur, 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 Bhalar
Nearest railway station	Dasharathpur	under 2 km
Nearest town	Jamālpur	5.1 km
Tehsil headquarters	Dharhara	6.1 km
District headquarters	Munger	11 km

Villages closest to Bhalar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhalar village had a population of 2,062. That makes it the 21st largest of the 86 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,462 residents.

Bhalar village has 1,183 males and 879 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhalar has about 743 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 881.

Bhalar covers 32 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 64 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Bhalar falls under Dharhara tehsil of Munger district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Bhalar is Dasharathpur, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

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

Bhalar is about 11 km from Munger in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhalar is in Dharhara tehsil of Munger district. Dasharathpur is about under 2 km away. Jamālpur is about 5.1 km away. Dharhara is about 6.1 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.