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Village snapshot
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Bhalua is a village in Shambhuganj mandal, Banka district, Bihar, with a population of 1,145 distributed across 227 households. The village has a literacy rate of 55.3%.
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- LGD code
- 240457
- Pincode
- 813211
- Post office
- Shambhuganj
- Population
- 1,145
- Households
- 227
- Literacy rate
- 55.3%
- Sex ratio
- 847 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 495
- Distance to district centre
- 114 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 103 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
జనగణన 2011 · పోలిక
Bhalua ఇతరులతో పోలిస్తే
By population, Bhalua ranks #64 of 186 villages in Shambhuganj mandal.
Literacy rate
%
55.3%
+2.1% vs mandal average
- Bhalua
- 55.3%
- Shambhuganj mandal
- 53.2%
- Banka district
- 47.4%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
847
−37 vs mandal average
- Bhalua
- 847
- Shambhuganj mandal
- 884
Household size
people per home
5.0
−0.3 vs mandal average
- Bhalua
- 5.0
- Shambhuganj mandal
- 5.3
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Bhalua ఒక్క చూపులో
Bhalua బీహార్లోని బంకా జిల్లా, Shambhuganj బ్లాక్లో 1,145 జనాభా 227 కుటుంబాలలో (జనగణన 2011) గల గ్రామం, Shambhuganj బ్లాక్లోని 186 గ్రామాలలో 64వ పెద్దది. అక్షరాస్యత 55%, బ్లాక్ సగటు 53% కంటే 2 పాయింట్లు ఎక్కువ మరియు లింగ నిష్పత్తి ప్రతి 1,000 పురుషులకు 847 మహిళలు. ఇది బంకా జిల్లా కేంద్రం నుండి 114 కి.మీ, సమీప పట్టణం Karma నుండి 6 కి.మీ, Mirza Cheuki Railway Station రైల్వే స్టేషన్ నుండి 8 కి.మీ ఉంది (సరళ రేఖ దూరాలు). పిన్కోడ్ 813211, Shambhuganj పోస్టాఫీసు పరిధిలో; LGD గ్రామ కోడ్ 240457. సమీప ఆసుపత్రి/ఆరోగ్య కేంద్రం B R Clinic, 2 కి.మీ దూరంలో. సర్పంచ్ SUBHADRA DEVI; గ్రామం Simri Bakhtiarpur అసెంబ్లీ నియోజకవర్గంలో ఉంది, ఎమ్మెల్యే Sanjay Kumar Singh. 2026లో జనాభా సుమారు 1,350, 2011 జనగణన కంటే 18% ఎక్కువ.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Bhalua
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- No
- Electricity for farms
- No
- Power hours (summer)
- 0
- Power hours (winter)
- 0
- 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
- Yes
- Private bus service
- Yes
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- Yes
- Weekly haat
- Yes
- Nearest statutory town
- BANKA
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 22
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 22
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 15
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- PAWKURI
- Total area (ha)
- 117
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 90
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Bhalua
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
ముఖ్య వివరాలు — Bhalua
- LGD code
- 240457
- Pincode
- 813211
- Post office
- Shambhuganj
- Population (Census 2011)
- 1,145
- Population (projected 2026)
- 1,350
- Households
- 227
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 847
- Literacy rate
- 55.3%
- Coordinates
- 25.19857°N, 87.45947°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Khagaria
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Simri Bakhtiarpur
- Member of Parliament
- Rajesh Verma
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Sanjay Kumar Singh
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- SUBHADRA DEVI
- Block / Mandal
- Shambhuganj
చేరుకోవడం
Bhalua ఎలా చేరుకోవాలి
నగరాలకు దూరం · సరళ రేఖ
- Patna237 kmcapital
- Kolkata306 km
- Delhi1085 km
- Hyderabad1272 km
రకం వారీగా సమీపం · ప్రాంతంలో ఎక్కడైనా
- 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
అదే పిన్కోడ్
Villages sharing pincode 813211
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- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-14
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)