# Bhaluwa Village, Dobhi, Gaya (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Dobhi, Gaya 

# Bhaluwa

Bhaluwa is a village in Dobhi sub-district of Gaya district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,105 people in 298 households**, the 20th largest of 118 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 58.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 53.9%.

- 2,105people (2011)
- 298households
- 58.1%literacy
- 944females per 1,000 males

## Bhaluwa PIN code and other codes

Bhaluwa falls in Dobhi sub-district, Gaya district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatWari
- Community development blockDobhi
- Census village code256428

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

## How far is Bhaluwa from nearby towns?

- Dobhi (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Gaya (district HQ)30 km by road
- Sherghati (nearest town)20 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 Bhaluwa?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Degree college10+ km · Sherghati
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river

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 Bhaluwa known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 84% of the 87 hectares of village land is sown, and 68 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 Bhaluwa

Of every 100 households in Bhaluwa in 2011, 10 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 35 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Bhaluwa · ■ Dobhi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****10%**

**8%

Toilet within the home ****9%**

**12%

No toilet (open defecation) ****91%**

**87%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****23%**

**27%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**95%

Use banking services ****54%**

**50%

Television ****9%**

**7%

Mobile phone ****35%**

**49%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**5%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****44%**

**33%

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 Bhaluwa?

■ Bhaluwa · ■ Dobhi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****58.1%**

**53.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****944**

**964

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1033**

**992

Working population ****31.6%**

**42.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 66.7% for men and 48.8% for women. 49% of men and 13% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 121 (18%) · **■** Farm labourers 312 (47%) · **■** Household industry 13 (2%) · **■** Other work 198 (30%) · **■** Marginal 22 (3%)

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 Dobhi

- Nawadih2,412 people
- Karmauni2,303 people
- Bariya2,286 people
- Aunrwadohar2,217 people
- Pinrasin2,011 people
- Kothwara2,001 people
- Wari1,913 people
- Ghonghawa1,912 people

[All 130 villages in Dobhi](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/gaya/dobhi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Bhaluwa from Gaya?30 km by road
- What is the population of Bhaluwa?2,105 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bhaluwa in?Gaya district (Dobhi sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Bhaluwa?58.1% (Census 2011)