# Bhalua Village, Ariari, Sheikhpura (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Ariari, Sheikhpura 

# Bhalua

Bhalua is a village in Ariari sub-district of Sheikhpura district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **311 people in 56 households**, the 56th largest of 61 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 50.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 57.7%.

- 311people (2011)
- 56households
- 50.8%literacy
- 885females per 1,000 males

## Bhalua PIN code and other codes

Bhalua falls in Ariari sub-district, Sheikhpura district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatChordargha
- Community development blockAriari
- Census village code244077

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?

- Ariari (sub-district HQ)7 km by road
- Sheikhpura (district HQ)17 km by road
- Sheikhpura (nearest town)17 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?

6 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
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Sheikhpura
- ○Degree college10+ km · Sheikhpura
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Ariari
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 3 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 87% of the 97 hectares of village land is sown, and 54 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, 20 had electricity, 17 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 27 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 5 a car.

■ Bhalua · ■ Ariari rural average

Electricity for lighting ****20%**

**14%

Toilet within the home ****17%**

**16%

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

**82%

Tap water ****3%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****17%**

**27%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%**

**93%

Use banking services ****20%**

**29%

Television ****14%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****27%**

**56%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****5%**

**2%

None of these assets ****49%**

**31%

Own their home ****88%**

**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 · ■ Ariari rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****50.8%**

**57.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****885**

**932

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1034**

**954

Working population ****50.8%**

**38.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 55.9% for men and 44.8% for women. 51% of men and 51% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 40 (25%) · **■** Farm labourers 31 (20%) · **■** Household industry 19 (12%) · **■** Other work 13 (8%) · **■** Marginal 55 (35%)

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 Ariari

- Bahadurpur528 people
- Dhanaul482 people
- Datuara407 people
- Patraita350 people
- Amarpur295 people
- Sasranwan264 people
- Jakhaur245 people
- Raundaphar99 people

[All 68 villages in Ariari](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/sheikhpura/ariari/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Bhalua from Sheikhpura?17 km by road
- What is the population of Bhalua?311 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bhalua in?Sheikhpura district (Ariari sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Bhalua?50.8% (Census 2011)