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About Bhalui Village

Bhalui is a mid sized village in Meherma tehsil, in the district of Godda, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 622, made up of 322 males and 300 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 932 females per 1000 males. The village covers 90 hectares hectares.

Bhalui Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhalui village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Godda
Tehsil Meherma
Area (hectares) 90 hectares
Population 622
Male Population 322
Female Population 300
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 932
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available
Nearest Railway Station Available

How Bhalui compares

By the 2011 count Bhalui is the 75th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,000 residents. Its 90 hectares work out to about 6.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 929.

Getting to Bhalui

Bhalui 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 Bhalui as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bhalui from other places

Bhalui lies about 22 km from Godda, and the nearest railway station is Punsia, about 9.4 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 Bhalui
Nearest railway station Punsia 9.4 km
Nearest town Amarpur 19 km
Tehsil headquarters Meherma 22 km
District headquarters Godda 22 km

Villages closest to Bhalui

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhalui village had a population of 622. That makes it the 75th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,000 residents.

Bhalui village has 322 males and 300 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhalui has about 932 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 929.

Bhalui covers 90 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bhalui falls under Meherma tehsil of Godda district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Bhalui is Punsia, about 9.4 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available for Bhalui.

Bhalui is about 22 km from Godda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhalui is in Meherma tehsil of Godda district. Punsia is about 9.4 km away. Amarpur is about 19 km away. Meherma is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khaira Chak (1.5 km), Khaira Patkia (1.5 km) and Sadi Chak (2.7 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Bhalui today is likely to be higher.

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