# Bhalua Village, Barharia, Siwan (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Barharia, Siwan 

# Bhalua

Bhalua is a village in Barharia sub-district of Siwan district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **3,168 people in 495 households**, the 31st largest of 139 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 68.9%.

- 3,168people (2011)
- 495households
- 78.4%literacy
- 917females per 1,000 males

## Bhalua PIN code and other codes

Bhalua falls in Barharia sub-district, Siwan district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatBahuara Kadir
- Community development blockBarharia
- Census village code231450

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?

- Barharia (sub-district HQ)3 km by road
- Siwan (district HQ)16 km by road
- Siwan (nearest town)16 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?

14 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
- ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Degree college10+ km · Siwan
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Siwan
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)3 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 93% of the 245 hectares of village land is sown, and 163 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, 9 had electricity, 25 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 68 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Bhalua · ■ Barharia rural average

Electricity for lighting ****9%**

**7%

Toilet within the home ****25%**

**23%

No toilet (open defecation) ****75%**

**77%

Tap water ****21%**

**2%

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

**70%

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

**5%

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

**94%

Use banking services ****67%**

**67%

Television ****10%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****68%**

**69%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**11%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****13%**

**12%

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 · ■ Barharia rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.4%**

**68.9%

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

**957

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1031**

**963

Working population ****26.5%**

**30.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.4% for men and 68.3% for women. 47% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 152 (18%) · **■** Farm labourers 66 (8%) · **■** Household industry 11 (1%) · **■** Other work 222 (26%) · **■** Marginal 389 (46%)

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 Barharia

- Sauna3,450 people
- Alampur3,255 people
- Babhan Bara3,244 people
- Ranipur3,189 people
- Siswa3,052 people
- Dhanaon2,992 people
- Hardo Bara2,931 people
- Puraina2,920 people

[All 140 villages in Barharia](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/siwan/barharia/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Bhalua from Siwan?16 km by road
- What is the population of Bhalua?3,168 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bhalua in?Siwan district (Barharia sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Bhalua?78.4% (Census 2011)