# Bhalu Village, Jhanduta, Bilaspur (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Jhanduta, Bilaspur 

# Bhalu

Bhalu is a village in Jhanduta sub-district of Bilaspur district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **174029**. The 2011 Census counted **257 people in 51 households**, the 121st largest of 227 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 86.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 85.2%.

- 257people (2011)
- 51households
- 86.7%literacy
- 174029PIN code

## Bhalu PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Bhalu is 174029.** Bhalu falls in Jhanduta sub-district, Bilaspur district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code174029
- Community development blockJhandutta
- Census village code019294

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Bhalu from nearby towns?

- Jhanduta (sub-district HQ)17 km by road
- Bilaspur (district HQ)35 km by road
- Ghumarwin (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 Bhalu?

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

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Baloh
- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Barthi
- ○Degree college10+ km · Ghumarwin
- ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Barthi
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011)24 h summer · 24 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 Bhalu known for?

The main crops are **maize, wheat and mustard**. About 42% of the 65 hectares of village land is sown, and 17 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 Bhalu

Of every 100 households in Bhalu in 2011, 96 had electricity, 88 a toilet at home and 46 cooked with LPG; 78 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 10 a car.

■ Bhalu · ■ Jhanduta rural average

Electricity for lighting ****96%**

**97%

Toilet within the home ****88%**

**65%

No toilet (open defecation) ****12%**

**34%

Tap water ****90%**

**91%

Drinking water within premises ****4%**

**47%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****46%**

**20%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****54%**

**79%

Use banking services ****92%**

**78%

Television ****72%**

**70%

Mobile phone ****78%**

**67%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****16%**

**9%

Car / jeep / van ****10%**

**6%

None of these assets ****10%**

**12%

Own their home ****100%**

**96%

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 Bhalu?

■ Bhalu · ■ Jhanduta rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****86.7%**

**85.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1142**

**986

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**909

Working population ****75.5%**

**63.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 93.5% for men and 80.8% for women. 81% of men and 71% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 28 (14%) · **■** Marginal 165 (85%)

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 Jhanduta

- Kakrehar266 people
- Gharwasra263 people
- Gharahan262 people
- Jangal Thathal Chaunta261 people
- Tihra256 people
- Jhareri250 people
- Badol248 people
- Marotan241 people

[All 277 villages in Jhanduta](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/bilaspur/jhanduta/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Bhalu?174029
- How far is Bhalu from Bilaspur?35 km by road
- What is the population of Bhalu?257 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bhalu in?Bilaspur district (Jhanduta sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Bhalu?86.7% (Census 2011)