About Bhalukuna Village

Bhalukuna is a mid sized village in Turekela tehsil, in the district of Balangir, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 644, made up of 324 males and 320 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 988 females per 1000 males. The village covers 402 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 767038, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhalukuna Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhalukuna village
Description	Value
State	Odisha
District	Balangir
Tehsil	Turekela
Pincode	767038
Area (hectares)	402 hectares
Population	644
Male Population	324
Female Population	320
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	988
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Bhalukuna compares

By the 2011 count Bhalukuna is the 23rd largest of the 45 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 696 residents. Its 402 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1018.

Getting to Bhalukuna

Bhalukuna is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Bhalukuna 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bhalukuna from other places

Bhalukuna lies about 78 km from Balangir, and the nearest railway station is Harishanker Rd, about 3.9 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 Bhalukuna
Nearest railway station	Harishanker Rd	3.9 km
Tehsil headquarters	Turekela	12 km
Nearest town	Kantābānji	23 km
District headquarters	Balangir	78 km

Villages closest to Bhalukuna

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhalukuna village had a population of 644. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 45 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 696 residents.

Bhalukuna village has 324 males and 320 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhalukuna has about 988 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1018.

The pincode recorded for Bhalukuna is 767038. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhalukuna covers 402 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bhalukuna falls under Turekela tehsil of Balangir district in Odisha.

The nearest railway station to Bhalukuna is Harishanker Rd, about 3.9 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Bhalukuna.

Bhalukuna is about 78 km from Balangir in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhalukuna is in Turekela tehsil of Balangir district. Harishanker Rd is about 3.9 km away. Turekela is about 12 km away. Kantābānji is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.