# Bhalua Village, Nardiganj, Nawada (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Nardiganj, Nawada 

# Bhalua

Bhalua is a village in Nardiganj sub-district of Nawada district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,171 people in 169 households**, the 35th largest of 54 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 33.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 55.1%.

- 1,171people (2011)
- 169households
- 33.6%literacy
- 936females per 1,000 males

## Bhalua PIN code and other codes

Bhalua falls in Nardiganj sub-district, Nawada district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatMasaurha
- Community development blockNardiganj
- Census village code257484

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?

- Nardiganj (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Nawada (district HQ)20 km by road
- Nawada (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 Bhalua?

5 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
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Nardiganj
- ○Degree college10+ km · Gaya
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Nawada
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps 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 63% of the 55 hectares of village land is sown, and 26 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, 5 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 57 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Bhalua · ■ Nardiganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****5%**

**5%

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

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****90%**

**85%

Tap water ****3%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****43%**

**40%

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

**2%

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

**94%

Use banking services ****17%**

**32%

Television ****7%**

**7%

Mobile phone ****57%**

**49%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**3%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****33%**

**41%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 · ■ Nardiganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****33.6%**

**55.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****936**

**937

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****934**

**949

Working population ****50.3%**

**41.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 46.9% for men and 19.4% for women. 49% of men and 52% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 9 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (0%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 8 (1%) · **■** Marginal 569 (97%)

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 Nardiganj

- Bhelu Bigha1,384 people
- Miyan Bigha1,323 people
- Janpura1,295 people
- Sahajpura1,201 people
- Lodipur Jafra1,131 people
- Dalelpur1,117 people
- Rajapur1,066 people
- Saidpur Pakariya989 people

[All 55 villages in Nardiganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/nawada/nardiganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Bhalua from Nawada?20 km by road
- What is the population of Bhalua?1,171 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bhalua in?Nawada district (Nardiganj sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Bhalua?33.6% (Census 2011)