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

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Village · Masaurhi, Patna 

# Bhalua

Bhalua is a village in Masaurhi sub-district of Patna district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,665 people in 448 households**, the 20th largest of 97 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 60.7%.

- 2,665people (2011)
- 448households
- 65.9%literacy
- 917females per 1,000 males

## Bhalua PIN code and other codes

Bhalua falls in Masaurhi sub-district, Patna district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatChapaur
- Community development blockMasaurhi
- Census village code245835

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?

- Masaurhi (sub-district HQ)7 km by road
- Patna (district HQ)25 km by road
- Masauri (nearest town)7 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
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Masauri
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Masaurhi
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Patna
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)7 h summer · 8 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 85% of the 254 hectares of village land is sown, and 75 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, 26 had electricity, 15 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 44 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 6 a car.

■ Bhalua · ■ Masaurhi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****26%**

**12%

Toilet within the home ****15%**

**19%

No toilet (open defecation) ****85%**

**79%

Tap water ****1%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****62%**

**57%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**92%

Use banking services ****55%**

**40%

Television ****29%**

**19%

Mobile phone ****44%**

**53%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****6%**

**2%

None of these assets ****39%**

**29%

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 Bhalua?

■ Bhalua · ■ Masaurhi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****65.9%**

**60.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****917**

**921

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****892**

**921

Working population ****34.3%**

**40.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.4% for men and 51.4% for women. 43% of men and 24% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 184 (20%) · **■** Farm labourers 188 (21%) · **■** Household industry 16 (2%) · **■** Other work 120 (13%) · **■** Marginal 405 (44%)

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 Masaurhi

- Deoria3,000 people
- Bara2,776 people
- Dighwa Mahadeopur2,678 people
- Jagpura2,675 people
- Nadauna2,654 people
- Ghorahuwan2,649 people
- Bhaisawan2,517 people
- Dahibhatta2,427 people

[All 102 villages in Masaurhi](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/patna/masaurhi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Bhalua from Patna?25 km by road
- What is the population of Bhalua?2,665 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bhalua in?Patna district (Masaurhi sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Bhalua?65.9% (Census 2011)