# Bhalua Village, Dulhin Bazar, Patna (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Dulhin Bazar, Patna 

# Bhalua

Bhalua is a village in Dulhin Bazar sub-district of Patna district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,331 people in 232 households**, the 35th largest of 50 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 65.4%.

- 1,331people (2011)
- 232households
- 72.5%literacy
- 912females per 1,000 males

## Bhalua PIN code and other codes

Bhalua falls in Dulhin Bazar sub-district, Patna district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatSadaveh Dorwan
- Community development blockDulhin Bazar
- Census village code245700

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?

- Dulhin Bazar (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Patna (district HQ)40 km by road
- Masaurhi (nearest town)21 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?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Bhalua; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Bhadsara
- ○Degree college10+ km · Paliganj
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Patna
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)4 h summer · 6 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 77% of the 73 hectares of village land is sown, and 42 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, 13 had electricity, 16 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 73 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Bhalua · ■ Dulhin Bazar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****13%**

**19%

Toilet within the home ****16%**

**27%

No toilet (open defecation) ****83%**

**72%

Tap water ****1%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****76%**

**61%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**93%

Use banking services ****79%**

**57%

Television ****40%**

**23%

Mobile phone ****73%**

**56%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**8%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****7%**

**25%

Own their home ****100%**

**97%

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 · ■ Dulhin Bazar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.5%**

**65.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****912**

**931

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****836**

**939

Working population ****41.6%**

**37.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.1% for men and 62.1% for women. 53% of men and 29% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 116 (21%) · **■** Farm labourers 262 (47%) · **■** Household industry 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 58 (10%) · **■** Marginal 113 (20%)

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 Dulhin Bazar

- Kasim Chak1,521 people
- Sherpura1,463 people
- Pirhi1,440 people
- Ular1,379 people
- Harpura1,177 people
- Andehri1,125 people
- Khapuri1,099 people
- Paipura Khurd1,088 people

[All 54 villages in Dulhin Bazar](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/patna/dulhin-bazar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Bhalua from Patna?40 km by road
- What is the population of Bhalua?1,331 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bhalua in?Patna district (Dulhin Bazar sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Bhalua?72.5% (Census 2011)