About Bhalkudar Village

Bhalkudar is a mid sized village in Bengabad tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,201, made up of 631 males and 570 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 903 females per 1000 males. The village covers 355 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 815312, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhalkudar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhalkudar village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Giridih
Tehsil	Bengabad
Pincode	815312
Area (hectares)	355 hectares
Population	1,201
Male Population	631
Female Population	570
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	903
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 Bhalkudar compares

By the 2011 count Bhalkudar is the 30th largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 677 residents. Its 355 hectares work out to about 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 943.

Getting to Bhalkudar

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

Bhalkudar lies about 22 km from Giridih, and the nearest railway station is Maheshmunda Junction, about 16 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 Bhalkudar
Tehsil headquarters	Bengabad	8.4 km
Nearest railway station	Maheshmunda Junction	16 km
District headquarters	Giridih	22 km

Villages closest to Bhalkudar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhalkudar village had a population of 1,201. That makes it the 30th largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 677 residents.

Bhalkudar village has 631 males and 570 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhalkudar has about 903 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 943.

The pincode recorded for Bhalkudar is 815312. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhalkudar covers 355 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bhalkudar falls under Bengabad tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Bhalkudar is Maheshmunda Junction, about 16 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 Bhalkudar.

Bhalkudar is about 22 km from Giridih in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhalkudar is in Bengabad tehsil of Giridih district. Bengabad is about 8.4 km away. Maheshmunda Junction is about 16 km away. Giridih is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.