About Bhalko Village

Bhalko is a small village in Pakuria tehsil, in the district of Pakur, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 351, made up of 175 males and 176 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,006 females per 1000 males. The village covers 163 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 816117, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhalko Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhalko village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Pakur
Tehsil	Pakuria
Pincode	816117
Area (hectares)	163 hectares
Population	351
Male Population	175
Female Population	176
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,006
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 Bhalko compares

By the 2011 count Bhalko is the 107th largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 742 residents. Its 163 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1017.

Getting to Bhalko

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

Bhalko lies about 41 km from Pakur, and the nearest railway station is Harinsing, about 11 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 Bhalko
Tehsil headquarters	Pakuria	3.3 km
Nearest railway station	Harinsing	11 km
Nearest town	Nalhāti	22 km
District headquarters	Pakur	41 km

Villages closest to Bhalko

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhalko village had a population of 351. That makes it the 107th largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 742 residents.

Bhalko village has 175 males and 176 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhalko has about 1006 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1017.

The pincode recorded for Bhalko is 816117. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhalko covers 163 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bhalko falls under Pakuria tehsil of Pakur district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Bhalko is Harinsing, about 11 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 Bhalko.

Bhalko is about 41 km from Pakur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhalko is in Pakuria tehsil of Pakur district. Pakuria is about 3.3 km away. Harinsing is about 11 km away. Nalhāti is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.