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

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Village · Sirdala, Nawada 

# Bhalua

Bhalua is a village in Sirdala sub-district of Nawada district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,433 people in 327 households**, the 17th largest of 80 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 50.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 59.7%.

- 2,433people (2011)
- 327households
- 50.1%literacy
- 962females per 1,000 males

## Bhalua PIN code and other codes

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

- Community development blockSirdala
- Census village code258336

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?

- Sirdala (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Nawada (district HQ)41 km by road
- Hisua (nearest town)19 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?

7 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
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Sirdala
- ○Degree college10+ km · Hishua
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Nawada
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service10+ 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
- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 9 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 95% of the 245 hectares of village land is sown, and 218 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, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 57 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Bhalua · ■ Sirdala rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**1%

Toilet within the home ****3%**

**11%

No toilet (open defecation) ****97%**

**88%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****10%**

**28%

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

**1%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****34%**

**36%

Television ****10%**

**5%

Mobile phone ****57%**

**55%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****28%**

**34%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 · ■ Sirdala rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****50.1%**

**59.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****962**

**949

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****897**

**972

Working population ****30.4%**

**40.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 62.9% for men and 37.0% for women. 44% of men and 16% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 158 (21%) · **■** Farm labourers 365 (49%) · **■** Household industry 33 (4%) · **■** Other work 40 (5%) · **■** Marginal 143 (19%)

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 Sirdala

- Chaube3,030 people
- Abdul2,800 people
- Narauli2,586 people
- Barsot2,517 people
- Khanpura2,391 people
- Dhab2,314 people
- Taran2,172 people
- Chamotha2,131 people

[All 87 villages in Sirdala](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/nawada/sirdala/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Bhalua from Nawada?41 km by road
- What is the population of Bhalua?2,433 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bhalua in?Nawada district (Sirdala sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Bhalua?50.1% (Census 2011)