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About Bhalawa Village

Bhalawa is a mid sized village in Chunar tehsil, in the district of Mirzapur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,680, made up of 923 males and 757 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 820 females per 1000 males. The village covers 52.54 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 231305, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhalawa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhalawa village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Mirzapur
Tehsil Chunar
Pincode 231305
Area (hectares) 52.54 hectares
Population 1,680
Male Population 923
Female Population 757
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 820
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Bhalawa compares

By the 2011 count Bhalawa is the 121st largest of the 510 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,217 residents. Its 52.54 hectares work out to about 32 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 927.

Getting to Bhalawa

Bhalawa is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Bhalawa as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bhalawa from other places

Bhalawa lies about 46 km from Mirzapur, and the nearest railway station is Ahraura Road, about 2.8 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 Bhalawa
Nearest railway station Ahraura Road 2.8 km
Nearest town Rāmnagar 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Chunar 15 km
District headquarters Mirzapur 46 km

Villages closest to Bhalawa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhalawa village had a population of 1,680. That makes it the 121st largest of the 510 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,217 residents.

Bhalawa village has 923 males and 757 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhalawa has about 820 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 927.

The pincode recorded for Bhalawa is 231305. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhalawa covers 52.54 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 32 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Bhalawa falls under Chunar tehsil of Mirzapur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bhalawa is Ahraura Road, about 2.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Bhalawa.

Bhalawa is about 46 km from Mirzapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhalawa is in Chunar tehsil of Mirzapur district. Ahraura Road is about 2.8 km away. Rāmnagar is about 11 km away. Chunar is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Shah Pur Mu Bhalwa (under 2 km), Koluha (under 2 km) and Shahpur Alias Hazipatti (under 2 km).

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

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