About Bhalpahri Village

Bhalpahri is a small village in Devipur tehsil, in the district of Deoghar, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 247, made up of 123 males and 124 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,008 females per 1000 males. The village covers 166.56 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 815353, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhalpahri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhalpahri village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Deoghar
Tehsil	Devipur
Pincode	815353
Area (hectares)	166.56 hectares
Population	247
Male Population	123
Female Population	124
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,008
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 Bhalpahri compares

By the 2011 count Bhalpahri is the 150th largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 484 residents. Its 166.56 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 945.

Getting to Bhalpahri

Bhalpahri is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Bhalpahri 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 Bhalpahri from other places

Bhalpahri lies about 47 km from Deoghar, and the nearest railway station is Maheshmunda Junction, about 14 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 Bhalpahri
Nearest railway station	Maheshmunda Junction	14 km
Nearest town	Giridih	18 km
Tehsil headquarters	Devipur	33 km
District headquarters	Deoghar	47 km

Villages closest to Bhalpahri

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

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Common questions about Bhalpahri

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhalpahri village had a population of 247. That makes it the 150th largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 484 residents.

Bhalpahri village has 123 males and 124 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhalpahri has about 1008 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 945.

The pincode recorded for Bhalpahri is 815353. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhalpahri covers 166.56 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bhalpahri falls under Devipur tehsil of Deoghar district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Bhalpahri is Maheshmunda Junction, about 14 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 Bhalpahri.

Bhalpahri is about 47 km from Deoghar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhalpahri is in Devipur tehsil of Deoghar district. Maheshmunda Junction is about 14 km away. Giridih is about 18 km away. Devipur is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.