Village · Kusheshwar Asthan Purbi, Darbhanga
# Bhaluka

Bhaluka is a village in Kusheshwar Asthan Purbi sub-district of Darbhanga district, Bihar, PIN code 847213. The 2011 Census counted 1,790 people in 370 households, the 23rd largest of 35 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 47.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 44.1%.
- 1,790 people (2011)
- 370 households
- 47.8% literacy
- 847213 PIN code

## Bhaluka PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Bhaluka is 847213. Bhaluka falls in Kusheshwar Asthan Purbi sub-district, Darbhanga district, Bihar.
- PIN code 847213
- Gram panchayat K. Asthan South
- Community development block Kusheshwar Asthan Purbi
- Census village code 227922

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Bhaluka from nearby towns?
- Kusheshwar Asthan Purbi (sub-district HQ) 1 km by road
- Darbhanga (district HQ) 61 km by road
- Rosera (nearest town) 30 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Bhaluka?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Bhaluka; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Biraul
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Darbhanga
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Darbhanga
- ○ Primary health centre 10+ km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Post office 5–10 km
- ○ Public bus service 5–10 km
- ○ Railway station under 5 km
- ○ ATM under 5 km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Mandi / regular market under 5 km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water hand pumps

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Bhaluka known for?

The main crops are paddy. About 61% of the 38 hectares of village land is sown, and 20 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Bhaluka

Of every 100 households in Bhaluka in 2011, 0 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 38 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Bhaluka · ■ Kusheshwar Asthan Purbi rural average
- Electricity for lighting 0% 2%
- Toilet within the home 4% 8%
- No toilet (open defecation) 96% 91%
- Tap water 0% 2%
- Drinking water within premises 38% 26%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 2% 1%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 98% 98%
- Use banking services 21% 16%
- Television 2% 2%
- Mobile phone 38% 40%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 3% 2%
- Car / jeep / van 1% 1%
- None of these assets 52% 47%
- Own their home 98% 98%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Bhaluka?

■ Bhaluka · ■ Kusheshwar Asthan Purbi rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 47.8% 44.1%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 914 898
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1013 951
- Working population 33.0% 37.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 60.0% for men and 33.9% for women. 50% of men and 14% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Farm labourers 97 (16%) · ■ Household industry 3 (1%) · ■ Other work 50 (8%) · ■ Marginal 440 (75%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Kusheshwar Asthan Purbi
- Ujua 2,158 people
- Raepur 2,050 people
- Adalpur 1,990 people
- Tilakpur 1,910 people
- Pipra 1,681 people
- Kola 1,619 people
- Bishunia 1,538 people
- Khalasin 1,427 people

All 36 villages in Kusheshwar Asthan Purbi

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Bhaluka? 847213
- How far is Bhaluka from Darbhanga? 61 km by road
- What is the population of Bhaluka? 1,790 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bhaluka in? Darbhanga district (Kusheshwar Asthan Purbi sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Bhaluka? 47.8% (Census 2011)

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