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About Bhalpahri Village

Bhalpahri is a mid sized village in Madhupur tehsil, in the district of Deoghar, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 616, made up of 322 males and 294 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 913 females per 1000 males. The village covers 200 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814152, 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 Madhupur
Pincode 814152
Area (hectares) 200 hectares
Population 616
Male Population 322
Female Population 294
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 913
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhalpahri compares

By the 2011 count Bhalpahri is the 78th largest of the 193 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 665 residents. Its 200 hectares work out to about 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 963.

Getting to Bhalpahri

Bhalpahri is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Bhalpahri as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Madhupur 24 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 Madhupur 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 Bhalpahri

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhalpahri village had a population of 616. That makes it the 78th largest of the 193 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 665 residents.

Bhalpahri village has 322 males and 294 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhalpahri has about 913 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 963.

The pincode recorded for Bhalpahri is 814152. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhalpahri covers 200 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bhalpahri falls under Madhupur 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 5 - 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 Madhupur tehsil of Deoghar district. Maheshmunda Junction is about 14 km away. Giridih is about 18 km away. Madhupur is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Panredih (under 2 km), Dhakodih (under 2 km) and Kanaidih (under 2 km).

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

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