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About Bhalpahari Village

Bhalpahari is a small village in Tundi tehsil, in the district of Dhanbad, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 254, made up of 126 males and 128 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,016 females per 1000 males. The village covers 176 hectares hectares.

Bhalpahari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhalpahari village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Dhanbad
Tehsil Tundi
Area (hectares) 176 hectares
Population 254
Male Population 126
Female Population 128
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,016
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhalpahari compares

By the 2011 count Bhalpahari is the 126th largest of the 182 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 543 residents. Its 176 hectares work out to about 1.4 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 958.

Getting to Bhalpahari

Bhalpahari is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Bhalpahari as Available within <5 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 Bhalpahari from other places

Bhalpahari lies about 36 km from Dhanbad, 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 Bhalpahari
Nearest railway station Maheshmunda Junction 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Tundi 15 km
Nearest town Giridih 18 km
District headquarters Dhanbad 36 km

Villages closest to Bhalpahari

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhalpahari village had a population of 254. That makes it the 126th largest of the 182 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 543 residents.

Bhalpahari village has 126 males and 128 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhalpahari has about 1016 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 958.

Bhalpahari covers 176 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.

Bhalpahari falls under Tundi tehsil of Dhanbad district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Bhalpahari 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Bhalpahari.

Bhalpahari is about 36 km from Dhanbad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhalpahari is in Tundi tehsil of Dhanbad district. Maheshmunda Junction is about 14 km away. Tundi is about 15 km away. Giridih is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kanaidi (under 2 km), Nowada (2.2 km) and Alakdiha (2.3 km).

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

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