About Bhalua Village

Bhalua is a mid sized village in Gande tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 908, made up of 456 males and 452 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 991 females per 1000 males. The village covers 268 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 815312, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhalua Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhalua village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Giridih
Tehsil	Gande
Pincode	815312
Area (hectares)	268 hectares
Population	908
Male Population	456
Female Population	452
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	991
Bus Service (public)	Available within 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 62nd largest of the 243 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 659 residents. Its 268 hectares work out to about 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 945.

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 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 35 km from Giridih, and the nearest railway station is Sankarpur, about 15 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	Sankarpur	15 km
Nearest town	Deoghar	22 km
Tehsil headquarters	Gande	31 km
District headquarters	Giridih	35 km

Villages closest to Bhalua

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Gande 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 908. That makes it the 62nd largest of the 243 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 659 residents.

Bhalua village has 456 males and 452 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhalua has about 991 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 945.

The pincode recorded for Bhalua is 815312. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhalua covers 268 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bhalua falls under Gande tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Bhalua is Sankarpur, about 15 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 5 - 10 km distance for Bhalua.

Bhalua is about 35 km from Giridih in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhalua is in Gande tehsil of Giridih district. Sankarpur is about 15 km away. Deoghar is about 22 km away. Gande is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.