About Bhalua Village

Bhalua is a large village in Barharia tehsil, in the district of Siwan, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,168, made up of 1,653 males and 1,515 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 917 females per 1000 males. The village covers 245 hectares hectares.

Bhalua Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhalua village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Siwan
Tehsil	Barharia
Area (hectares)	245 hectares
Population	3,168
Male Population	1,653
Female Population	1,515
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	917
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhalua compares

By the 2011 count Bhalua is the 30th largest of the 134 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,331 residents. Its 245 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 965.

Getting to Bhalua

Bhalua is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Bhalua as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 9.5 km from Siwan, and the nearest railway station is Jiradei, about 2.9 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	Jiradei	2.9 km
District headquarters	Siwan	9.5 km
Nearest town	Siwān	9.5 km
Tehsil headquarters	Barharia	23 km

Villages closest to Bhalua

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhalua village had a population of 3,168. That makes it the 30th largest of the 134 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,331 residents.

Bhalua village has 1,653 males and 1,515 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhalua has about 917 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 965.

Bhalua covers 245 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bhalua falls under Barharia tehsil of Siwan district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Bhalua is Jiradei, about 2.9 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Bhalua.

Bhalua is about 9.5 km from Siwan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhalua is in Barharia tehsil of Siwan district. Jiradei is about 2.9 km away. Siwan is about 9.5 km away. Siwān is about 9.5 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.