# Bhaluhar Village, Amarpur, Banka (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Amarpur, Banka 

# Bhaluhar

Bhaluhar is a village in Amarpur sub-district of Banka district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **3,613 people in 684 households**, the 12th largest of 123 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 62.9%.

- 3,613people (2011)
- 684households
- 63.2%literacy
- 916females per 1,000 males

## Bhaluhar PIN code and other codes

Bhaluhar falls in Amarpur sub-district, Banka district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatMahadeopur
- Community development blockAmarpur
- Census village code240603

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Bhaluhar from nearby towns?

- Amarpur (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Banka (district HQ)28 km by road
- Amarpur (nearest town)8 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Bhaluhar?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Bhaluhar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Samuraiya
- ○Degree college10+ km · Banka
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhagalpur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)2 h summer · 1 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Bhaluhar known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 60% of the 166 hectares of village land is sown, and 90 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Bhaluhar

Of every 100 households in Bhaluhar in 2011, 19 had electricity, 16 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 60 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Bhaluhar · ■ Amarpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****19%**

**21%

Toilet within the home ****16%**

**17%

No toilet (open defecation) ****84%**

**82%

Tap water ****0%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****35%**

**40%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%**

**92%

Use banking services ****48%**

**39%

Television ****13%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****60%**

**48%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****23%**

**35%

Own their home ****100%**

**99%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Bhaluhar?

■ Bhaluhar · ■ Amarpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****63.2%**

**62.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****916**

**905

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1080**

**945

Working population ****27.3%**

**33.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 68.6% for men and 57.0% for women. 44% of men and 9% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 188 (19%) · **■** Farm labourers 245 (25%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 142 (14%) · **■** Marginal 411 (42%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Amarpur

- Sultanpur3,985 people
- Mahadeopur3,981 people
- Ratanpur Magduma3,877 people
- Ballikita3,644 people
- Gorgawan3,562 people
- Sihuri3,559 people
- Garibpur3,433 people
- Khemi Chak3,412 people

[All 176 villages in Amarpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/banka/amarpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Bhaluhar from Banka?28 km by road
- What is the population of Bhaluhar?3,613 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bhaluhar in?Banka district (Amarpur sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Bhaluhar?63.2% (Census 2011)