About Bhalandia Village

Bhalandia is a mid sized village in Hat Gamharia tehsil, in the district of Pashchimi Singhbhum, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,860, made up of 956 males and 904 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 946 females per 1000 males. The village covers 699 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 833214, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhalandia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhalandia village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Pashchimi Singhbhum
Tehsil	Hat Gamharia
Pincode	833214
Area (hectares)	699 hectares
Population	1,860
Male Population	956
Female Population	904
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	946
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Bhalandia compares

By the 2011 count Bhalandia is the 12th largest of the 53 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,252 residents. Its 699 hectares work out to about 2.7 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 1007.

Getting to Bhalandia

Bhalandia is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bhalandia as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bhalandia from other places

Bhalandia lies about 22 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum, and the nearest railway station is Lotapahar, 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 Bhalandia
Nearest railway station	Lotapahar	14 km
Nearest town	Chakradharpur	15 km
Tehsil headquarters	Hat Gamharia	22 km
District headquarters	Pashchimi Singhbhum	22 km

Villages closest to Bhalandia

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Hat Gamharia 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 Bhalandia

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhalandia village had a population of 1,860. That makes it the 12th largest of the 53 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,252 residents.

Bhalandia village has 956 males and 904 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhalandia has about 946 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1007.

The pincode recorded for Bhalandia is 833214. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhalandia covers 699 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bhalandia falls under Hat Gamharia tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Bhalandia is Lotapahar, about 14 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Bhalandia.

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

Bhalandia is in Hat Gamharia tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district. Lotapahar is about 14 km away. Chakradharpur is about 15 km away. Hat Gamharia is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.