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Bhalua is a village in Belaganj mandal, Gaya district, Bihar, with a population of 2,058 in 306 households. It has a literacy rate of 47.4% and is situated at coordinates 25.199°N, 87.459°E with PIN code 804403.
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- LGD code
- 254891
- Pincode
- 804403
- Post office
- Belaganj
- Population
- 2,058
- Households
- 306
- Literacy rate
- 47.4%
- Sex ratio
- 943 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 355
- Distance to district centre
- 157 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 67 km
- Distance to Patna
- 237 km
- Distance to Kolkata
- 306 km
- Nearest railway station
- Mirza Cheuki Railway Station · 8 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- B R Clinic · 2 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Bhalua compares
By population, Bhalua ranks #37 of 118 villages in Belaganj mandal.
Literacy rate
%
47.4%
−4.8% vs mandal average
- Bhalua
- 47.4%
- Belaganj mandal
- 52.2%
- Gaya district
- 52.3%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
943
+11 vs mandal average
- Bhalua
- 943
- Belaganj mandal
- 932
Household size
people per home
6.7
+0.2 vs mandal average
- Bhalua
- 6.7
- Belaganj mandal
- 6.5
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Bhalua at a glance
Bhalua is a village of 2,058 people in 306 households (Census 2011) in Belaganj block, Gaya district, Bihar, the 37th-largest of 118 villages in Belaganj block. Literacy is 47%, 5 points below the block average of 52% and the sex ratio is 943 women per 1,000 men. It lies 157 km from the Gaya district centre, 6 km from Karma, the nearest town, 8 km from Mirza Cheuki Railway Station railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 804403, served by Belaganj post office; the LGD village code is 254891. The nearest hospital or health centre is B R Clinic, 2 km away. The village votes in Alamnagar assembly constituency, represented by MLA Narendra Narayan Yadav. The population is estimated at 2,426 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Bhalua
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- Yes
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 4
- Power hours (winter)
- 6
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 1
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 0
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- No
- Private bus service
- Yes
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- No
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- GAYA
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 26
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 26
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 6
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- Bhalua 1
- Total area (ha)
- 110
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 8
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
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Key facts — Bhalua
- LGD code
- 254891
- Pincode
- 804403
- Post office
- Belaganj
- Population (Census 2011)
- 2,058
- Population (projected 2026)
- 2,426
- Households
- 306
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 943
- Literacy rate
- 47.4%
- Coordinates
- 25.19857°N, 87.45947°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Madhepura
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Alamnagar
- Member of Parliament
- Dinesh Chandra Yadav
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Narendra Narayan Yadav
- Block / Mandal
- Belaganj
Getting there
How to reach Bhalua
Distance to cities · straight line
- Patna237 kmcapital
- Kolkata306 km
- Delhi1085 km
- Hyderabad1272 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationMirza Cheuki Railway Station8 km
- Hospital / PHCB R Clinic2 km
- ATM / banksbi34 km
- CollegeAmbedkar Institute of Health Line39 km
- Police stationNaka No 2(Police Station)38 km
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- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-18
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)