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About Bhalki Village

Bhalki is a mid sized village in Jarmundi tehsil, in the district of Dumka, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,558, made up of 798 males and 760 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 952 females per 1000 males. The village covers 289 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 Jarmundi
Pincode 814145
Area (hectares) 289 hectares
Population 1,558
Male Population 798
Female Population 760
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 952
Bus Service (public) Available within village
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 among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 370 residents. Its 289 hectares work out to about 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 988.

Getting to Bhalki

Bhalki is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bhalki as Available within village. 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. The nearest villages by name are Beldih, Beliyabandh, Beltikri and Bhagwanpur. 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 Bhalki

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhalki village had a population of 1,558. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 370 residents.

Bhalki village has 798 males and 760 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhalki has about 952 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 988.

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

Bhalki covers 289 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bhalki falls under Jarmundi tehsil of Dumka district in Jharkhand.

The census record for Bhalki notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Bhalki.

Bhalki is in Jarmundi tehsil of Dumka 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 Bhalki today is likely to be higher.

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