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About Pora Bhalki Village

Pora Bhalki is a mid sized village in Potka tehsil, in the district of Purbi Singhbhum, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 877, made up of 470 males and 407 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 866 females per 1000 males. The village covers 144 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 831002, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pora Bhalki Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pora Bhalki village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Purbi Singhbhum
Tehsil Potka
Pincode 831002
Area (hectares) 144 hectares
Population 877
Male Population 470
Female Population 407
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 866
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 Pora Bhalki compares

By the 2011 count Pora Bhalki is the 70th largest of the 273 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 675 residents. Its 144 hectares work out to about 6.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1003.

Getting to Pora Bhalki

Pora Bhalki is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Pora Bhalki 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 Pora Bhalki from other places

Pora Bhalki lies about 56 km from Purbi Singhbhum, and the nearest railway station is Sidhirsai, 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 Pora Bhalki
Nearest railway station Sidhirsai 16 km
Nearest town Gobindpur 19 km
Tehsil headquarters Potka 31 km
District headquarters Purbi Singhbhum 56 km

Villages closest to Pora Bhalki

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Potka 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 Pora Bhalki

As per the Census of India 2011, Pora Bhalki village had a population of 877. That makes it the 70th largest of the 273 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 675 residents.

Pora Bhalki village has 470 males and 407 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pora Bhalki has about 866 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1003.

The pincode recorded for Pora Bhalki is 831002. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pora Bhalki covers 144 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Pora Bhalki falls under Potka tehsil of Purbi Singhbhum district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Pora Bhalki is Sidhirsai, 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Pora Bhalki.

Pora Bhalki is about 56 km from Purbi Singhbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pora Bhalki is in Potka tehsil of Purbi Singhbhum district. Sidhirsai is about 16 km away. Gobindpur is about 19 km away. Potka is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pora (under 2 km), Porabhumri (under 2 km) and Porahatu (under 2 km).

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

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