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

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Village · Guthani, Siwan 

# Bhalua

Bhalua is a village in Guthani sub-district of Siwan district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,814 people in 301 households**, the 19th largest of 98 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 71.0%.

- 1,814people (2011)
- 301households
- 71.9%literacy
- 1,013females per 1,000 males

## Bhalua PIN code and other codes

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

- Gram panchayatJataur
- Community development blockGuthani
- Census village code232248

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?

- Guthani (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Siwan (district HQ)40 km by road
- Mairwa (nearest town)11 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?

9 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
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Bhairawa
- ○Degree college10+ km · Siwan
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Hathua
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps

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, wheat and maize**. About 54% of the 136 hectares of village land is sown, and 61 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, 10 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 70 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Bhalua · ■ Guthani rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**7%

Toilet within the home ****10%**

**17%

No toilet (open defecation) ****90%**

**83%

Tap water ****6%**

**7%

Drinking water within premises ****54%**

**60%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**6%

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

**93%

Use banking services ****73%**

**72%

Television ****8%**

**13%

Mobile phone ****70%**

**66%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**12%

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

**4%

None of these assets ****16%**

**11%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 · ■ Guthani rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.9%**

**71.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1013**

**994

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****781**

**940

Working population ****24.0%**

**25.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.7% for men and 61.8% for women. 42% of men and 6% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 89 (20%) · **■** Farm labourers 66 (15%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 119 (27%) · **■** Marginal 158 (36%)

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 Guthani

- Biswar1,968 people
- Kharaunti1,927 people
- Samatanr1,888 people
- Barpalia1,844 people
- Damodra1,627 people
- Basuhari1,588 people
- Tali Buzurg1,549 people
- Goharua1,512 people

[All 105 villages in Guthani](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/siwan/guthani/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Bhalua from Siwan?40 km by road
- What is the population of Bhalua?1,814 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bhalua in?Siwan district (Guthani sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Bhalua?71.9% (Census 2011)