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About Bhaski Village

Bhaski is a mid sized village in Jaridih tehsil, in the district of Bokaro, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,365, made up of 702 males and 663 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 944 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1008.63 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 829301, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhaski Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhaski village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Bokaro
Tehsil Jaridih
Pincode 829301
Area (hectares) 1008.63 hectares
Population 1,365
Male Population 702
Female Population 663
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 944
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhaski compares

By the 2011 count Bhaski is the 22nd largest of the 38 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,991 residents. Its 1008.63 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 952.

Getting to Bhaski

Bhaski is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Bhaski as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bhaski from other places

Bhaski lies about 26 km from Bokaro, and the nearest railway station is Pundhag, about 11 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Bhaski
Nearest railway station Pundhag 11 km
Nearest town Chas 24 km
District headquarters Bokaro 26 km
Tehsil headquarters Jaridih 30 km

Villages closest to Bhaski

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Jaridih tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Bhaski

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhaski village had a population of 1,365. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 38 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,991 residents.

Bhaski village has 702 males and 663 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhaski has about 944 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 952.

The pincode recorded for Bhaski is 829301. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhaski covers 1008.63 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bhaski falls under Jaridih tehsil of Bokaro district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Bhaski is Pundhag, about 11 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Bhaski.

Bhaski is about 26 km from Bokaro in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhaski is in Jaridih tehsil of Bokaro district. Pundhag is about 11 km away. Chas is about 24 km away. Bokaro is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jogidih (1.6 km), Saraibinda (2.2 km) and Haridih Hardi (3.9 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Bhaski today is likely to be higher.

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