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About Bhalua Village

Bhalua is a mid sized village in Dulhin Bazar tehsil, in the district of Patna, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,331, made up of 696 males and 635 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 912 females per 1000 males. The village covers 73 hectares hectares.

Bhalua Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhalua village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Patna
Tehsil Dulhin Bazar
Area (hectares) 73 hectares
Population 1,331
Male Population 696
Female Population 635
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 912
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 35th largest of the 49 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,539 residents. Its 73 hectares work out to about 18 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 936.

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 24 km from Patna, 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 Dulhin Bazar 24 km
District headquarters Patna 24 km

Villages closest to Bhalua

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dulhin Bazar 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 1,331. That makes it the 35th largest of the 49 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,539 residents.

Bhalua village has 696 males and 635 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhalua has about 912 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 936.

Bhalua covers 73 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Bhalua falls under Dulhin Bazar tehsil of Patna 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 24 km from Patna in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhalua is in Dulhin Bazar tehsil of Patna district. Nadwan is about under 2 km away. Masaurhi Buzurg is about 4.7 km away. Dulhin Bazar is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Saraiya (6.7 km), Andehri (9.4 km) and Dumri (10 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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