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About Bhalki Village

Bhalki is a small village in Shikaripara tehsil, in the district of Dumka, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 212, made up of 110 males and 102 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 927 females per 1000 males. The village covers 163.18 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814151, 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 Shikaripara
Pincode 814151
Area (hectares) 163.18 hectares
Population 212
Male Population 110
Female Population 102
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 927
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhalki compares

By the 2011 count Bhalki is the 174th largest of the 233 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 547 residents. Its 163.18 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1013.

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 <5 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 26 km from Dumka, and the nearest railway station is Ambajora Shikaripara, about 9.1 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
Nearest railway station Ambajora Shikaripara 9.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Shikaripara 26 km
District headquarters Dumka 26 km

Villages closest to Bhalki

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhalki village had a population of 212. That makes it the 174th largest of the 233 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 547 residents.

Bhalki village has 110 males and 102 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhalki has about 927 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1013.

The pincode recorded for Bhalki is 814151. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhalki covers 163.18 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bhalki falls under Shikaripara tehsil of Dumka district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Bhalki is Ambajora Shikaripara, about 9.1 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 village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Bhalki.

Bhalki is about 26 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 Shikaripara tehsil of Dumka district. Ambajora Shikaripara is about 9.1 km away. Shikaripara is about 26 km away. Dumka is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Panchbahini (2.1 km), Belbuni (2.7 km) and Belbuni Upar (2.7 km).

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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