About Bhalki Village

Bhalki is a small village in Gopikandar tehsil, in the district of Dumka, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 268, made up of 122 males and 146 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,197 females per 1000 males. The village covers 120.75 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814145, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhalki Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhalki village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Dumka
Tehsil	Gopikandar
Pincode	814145
Area (hectares)	120.75 hectares
Population	268
Male Population	122
Female Population	146
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,197
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 Bhalki compares

By the 2011 count Bhalki is the 60th largest of the 127 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 327 residents. Its 120.75 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1013.

Getting to Bhalki

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

Bhalki lies about 37 km from Dumka, and the nearest railway station is Harinsing, about 22 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 Bhalki
Tehsil headquarters	Gopikandar	8.1 km
Nearest railway station	Harinsing	22 km
Nearest town	Nalhāti	31 km
District headquarters	Dumka	37 km

Villages closest to Bhalki

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhalki village had a population of 268. That makes it the 60th largest of the 127 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 327 residents.

Bhalki village has 122 males and 146 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhalki has about 1197 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1013.

The pincode recorded for Bhalki is 814145. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhalki covers 120.75 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bhalki falls under Gopikandar tehsil of Dumka district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Bhalki is Harinsing, about 22 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 Bhalki.

Bhalki is about 37 km from Dumka in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhalki is in Gopikandar tehsil of Dumka district. Gopikandar is about 8.1 km away. Harinsing is about 22 km away. Nalhāti is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.