About Bhalpahri Village

Bhalpahri is a small village in Gande tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 372, made up of 193 males and 179 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 927 females per 1000 males. The village covers 115.44 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 815312, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhalpahri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhalpahri village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Giridih
Tehsil	Gande
Pincode	815312
Area (hectares)	115.44 hectares
Population	372
Male Population	193
Female Population	179
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	927
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhalpahri compares

By the 2011 count Bhalpahri is the 155th largest of the 243 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 659 residents. Its 115.44 hectares work out to about 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 945.

Getting to Bhalpahri

Bhalpahri is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Bhalpahri as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Bhalpahri from other places

Bhalpahri lies about 18 km from Giridih, 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 Bhalpahri
Tehsil headquarters	Gande	6.7 km
Nearest railway station	Maheshmunda Junction	14 km
District headquarters	Giridih	18 km

Villages closest to Bhalpahri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhalpahri village had a population of 372. That makes it the 155th largest of the 243 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 659 residents.

Bhalpahri village has 193 males and 179 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhalpahri has about 927 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 945.

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

Bhalpahri covers 115.44 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bhalpahri falls under Gande tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

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

Bhalpahri is about 18 km from Giridih in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhalpahri is in Gande tehsil of Giridih district. Gande is about 6.7 km away. Maheshmunda Junction is about 14 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.