# Bhalua Village, Shambhuganj, Banka (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/banka/shambhuganj/bhalua/ Village · Shambhuganj, Banka # Bhalua Bhalua is a village in Shambhuganj sub-district of Banka district, Bihar, PIN code **813221**. The 2011 Census counted **1,145 people in 227 households**, the 64th largest of 132 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 64.9%. - 1,145people (2011) - 227households - 68.4%literacy - 813221PIN code ## Bhalua PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Bhalua is 813221.** Bhalua falls in Shambhuganj sub-district, Banka district, Bihar. - PIN code813221 - Gram panchayatPawkuri - Community development blockShambhuganj - Census village code240457 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? - Shambhuganj (sub-district HQ)15 km by road - Banka (district HQ)22 km by road - Banka (nearest town)22 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? 12 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 - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn 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 ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Bharatsheela - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Thebhai - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhagalpur - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds 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 85% of the 117 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 Bhalua Of every 100 households in Bhalua in 2011, 0 had electricity, 16 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 41 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Bhalua · ■ Shambhuganj rural average Electricity for lighting ****0%** **12% Toilet within the home ****16%** **20% No toilet (open defecation) ****84%** **79% Tap water ****3%** **7% Drinking water within premises ****29%** **36% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%** **4% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****82%** **94% Use banking services ****43%** **41% Television ****12%** **9% Mobile phone ****41%** **50% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****6%** **7% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****31%** **36% Own their home ****99%** **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 Bhalua? ■ Bhalua · ■ Shambhuganj rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****68.4%** **64.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****847** **884 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****833** **918 Working population ****43.2%** **34.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 76.4% for men and 59.1% for women. 47% of men and 38% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 17 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 101 (20%) · **■** Household industry 13 (3%) · **■** Other work 111 (22%) · **■** Marginal 253 (51%) 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 Shambhuganj - Majhgain1,256 people - Bisbita1,254 people - Goera Lakhanpur1,230 people - Karharia1,158 people - Naraenpur1,134 people - Narsandi1,072 people - Belsira1,064 people - Bansipur1,058 people [All 186 villages in Shambhuganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/banka/shambhuganj/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Bhalua?813221 - How far is Bhalua from Banka?22 km by road - What is the population of Bhalua?1,145 (Census 2011) - Which district is Bhalua in?Banka district (Shambhuganj sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Bhalua?68.4% (Census 2011)