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About Bhalgora Village

Bhalgora is a small village in Boarijor tehsil, in the district of Godda, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 362, made up of 200 males and 162 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 810 females per 1000 males. The village covers 114 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814147, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhalgora Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhalgora village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Godda
Tehsil Boarijor
Pincode 814147
Area (hectares) 114 hectares
Population 362
Male Population 200
Female Population 162
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 810
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhalgora compares

By the 2011 count Bhalgora is the 108th largest of the 293 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 442 residents. Its 114 hectares work out to about 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1013.

Getting to Bhalgora

Bhalgora is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Bhalgora as Available within 5 - 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 Bhalgora from other places

Bhalgora lies about 49 km from Godda, and the nearest railway station is Barharwa Junction, about 8.6 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 Bhalgora
Nearest railway station Barharwa Junction 8.6 km
Nearest town Farakka 22 km
Tehsil headquarters Boarijor 30 km
District headquarters Godda 49 km

Villages closest to Bhalgora

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhalgora village had a population of 362. That makes it the 108th largest of the 293 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 442 residents.

Bhalgora village has 200 males and 162 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhalgora has about 810 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1013.

The pincode recorded for Bhalgora is 814147. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhalgora covers 114 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bhalgora falls under Boarijor tehsil of Godda district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Bhalgora is Barharwa Junction, about 8.6 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Bhalgora.

Bhalgora is about 49 km from Godda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhalgora is in Boarijor tehsil of Godda district. Barharwa Junction is about 8.6 km away. Farakka is about 22 km away. Boarijor is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Karampahar (4.6 km), Charanpahar (4.8 km) and Chhota Ghogha (4.9 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Bhalgora today is likely to be higher.

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