# Bhalua Village, Katoria, Banka (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Katoria, Banka 

# Bhalua

Bhalua is a village in Katoria sub-district of Banka district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,184 people in 212 households**, the 32nd largest of 315 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 46.2%.

- 1,184people (2011)
- 212households
- 60.4%literacy
- 931females per 1,000 males

## Bhalua PIN code and other codes

Bhalua falls in Katoria sub-district, Banka district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatDewasi
- Community development blockKatoria
- Census village code241971

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

## How far is Bhalua from nearby towns?

- Katoria (sub-district HQ)132 km by road
- Banka (district HQ)44 km by road
- Deoghar (nearest town)27 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 Bhalua?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Bhalua; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Angora Jabra
- ○Degree college10+ km · Katoria
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhagalpur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps 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 Bhalua known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 74% of the 403 hectares of village land is sown, and 200 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 Bhalua

Of every 100 households in Bhalua in 2011, 2 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 43 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Bhalua · ■ Katoria rural average

Electricity for lighting ****2%**

**10%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**6%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**93%

Tap water ****2%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****6%**

**10%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**96%

Use banking services ****53%**

**31%

Television ****2%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****43%**

**43%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****30%**

**26%

Own their home ****99%**

**98%

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 Bhalua?

■ Bhalua · ■ Katoria rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****60.4%**

**46.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****931**

**902

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1038**

**948

Working population ****50.1%**

**42.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 74.2% for men and 45.3% for women. 51% of men and 49% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 123 (21%) · **■** Farm labourers 55 (9%) · **■** Household industry 50 (8%) · **■** Marginal 365 (62%)

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 Katoria

- Tola Siktia1,280 people
- Tola Jamua1,240 people
- Tola Titibaran1,209 people
- Tola Chanauthar1,200 people
- Tola Tasaria1,171 people
- Tola Kolahasar1,167 people
- Makna1,162 people
- Tola Targachha1,127 people

[All 379 villages in Katoria](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/banka/katoria/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Bhalua from Banka?44 km by road
- What is the population of Bhalua?1,184 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bhalua in?Banka district (Katoria sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Bhalua?60.4% (Census 2011)