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Bhalui

भालुई
Meherma mandal
Pincode 814160
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Bhalui is a village in Meherma mandal, Godda district, Jharkhand, with a population of 622 across 123 households. It has the highest literacy rate among these villages at 69.9%.

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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
ASHWANI KUMAR MISHRA
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LGD code
355658
Pincode
814160
Post office
Meharma
Population
622
Households
123
Literacy rate
69.9%
Sex ratio
932 ♀/1000♂
Workers
184
Distance to district centre
70 km
Distance to mandal centre
63 km
Distance to Ranchi
295 km
Distance to Kolkata
307 km
Nearest railway station
Ammapali · 11 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Primary Health Centre, Kasba · 1 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Bhalui compares

By population, Bhalui ranks #79 of 212 villages in Meherma mandal.

Literacy rate
%
69.9%
+24.9% vs mandal average
Bhalui
69.9%
Meherma mandal
45.0%
Godda district
46.0%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
932
+21 vs mandal average
Bhalui
932
Meherma mandal
911
Household size
people per home
5.1
−0.2 vs mandal average
Bhalui
5.1
Meherma mandal
5.3

Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).

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Bhalui at a glance

Bhalui is a village of 622 people in 123 households (Census 2011) in Meherma block, Godda district, Jharkhand, the 79th-largest of 212 villages in Meherma block. Literacy is 70%, 25 points above the block average of 45% and the sex ratio is 932 women per 1,000 men. It lies 70 km from the Godda district centre, 9 km from Karma, the nearest town, 11 km from Ammapali railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 814160, served by Meharma post office; the LGD village code is 355658. The nearest hospital or health centre is Primary Health Centre, Kasba, 1 km away. The sarpanch is ASHWANI KUMAR MISHRA, and the village votes in Litipara assembly constituency, represented by MLA Hemlal Murmu. The population is estimated at 733 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Bhalui

Treated tap water
No
Untreated tap water
No
Well water
No
Hand pump
No
Tube well / borewell
No
Electricity for homes
No
Electricity for farms
No
Power hours (summer)
0
Power hours (winter)
0
Primary school
0
Middle school
0
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
No
Railway station
No
Pucca (paved) road
No
Anganwadi centre
Yes
ASHA worker
Yes
Fair-price shop
Yes
Mandi / regular market
Yes
Weekly haat
Yes
Nearest statutory town
SAHIBGANJ
Distance to nearest town (km)
30
Distance to district HQ (km)
30
All-weather road
No
Gram panchayat (2011)
KASBA
Total area (ha)
90
Irrigated area (ha)
14.55
Forest area (ha)
0

Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.

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Key facts — Bhalui

LGD code
355658
Pincode
814160
Post office
Meharma
Population (Census 2011)
622
Population (projected 2026)
733
Households
123
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
932
Literacy rate
69.9%
Coordinates
25.18675°N, 87.40343°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Rajmahal
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Litipara
Member of Parliament
Vijay Hansda
Member of Legislative Assembly
Hemlal Murmu
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
ASHWANI KUMAR MISHRA
Block / Mandal
Meherma
Getting there

How to reach Bhalui

Mandal centre
Meherma · ≈ 63 km
≈ 2 h 10 min by car · 2 h 34 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Godda · ≈ 70 km
≈ 2 h 24 min by car · 2 h 51 min by bike
Directions
Nearest town · 12,298 people
Karma · ≈ 8.9 km
≈ 18 min by car · 22 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Ranchi295 kmcapital
  • Kolkata307 km
  • Delhi1080 km
  • Hyderabad1266 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationAmmapali11 km
  • Hospital / PHCPrimary Health Centre, Kasba1 km
  • ATM / banksbi32 km
  • CollegeBCE Bhagalpur37 km
  • Police stationNaka No 2(Police Station)41 km
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Sources & freshness
  • Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
  • Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
  • Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records
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