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About Bhalkhuria Village

Bhalkhuria is a mid sized village in Nirsa Cum Chirkunda tehsil, in the district of Dhanbad, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 957, made up of 505 males and 452 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 895 females per 1000 males. The village covers 116 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 834001, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhalkhuria Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhalkhuria village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Dhanbad
Tehsil Nirsa Cum Chirkunda
Pincode 834001
Area (hectares) 116 hectares
Population 957
Male Population 505
Female Population 452
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 895
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Bhalkhuria compares

By the 2011 count Bhalkhuria is the 113th largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,189 residents. Its 116 hectares work out to about 8.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 949.

Getting to Bhalkhuria

The census records public bus service for Bhalkhuria as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Benagaria, Bhagaband, Bhalahit and Bhalber. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Bhalkhuria

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhalkhuria village had a population of 957. That makes it the 113th largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,189 residents.

Bhalkhuria village has 505 males and 452 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhalkhuria has about 895 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 949.

The pincode recorded for Bhalkhuria is 834001. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhalkhuria covers 116 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bhalkhuria falls under Nirsa Cum Chirkunda tehsil of Dhanbad district in Jharkhand.

The census record for Bhalkhuria notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Bhalkhuria.

Bhalkhuria is in Nirsa Cum Chirkunda tehsil of Dhanbad district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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