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About Bhalugad Village

Bhalugad is a small village in Bhasma tehsil, in the district of Sundargarh, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 470, made up of 230 males and 240 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,043 females per 1000 males. The village covers 304 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 770019, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhalugad Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhalugad village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Sundargarh
Tehsil Bhasma
Pincode 770019
Area (hectares) 304 hectares
Population 470
Male Population 230
Female Population 240
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,043
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhalugad compares

By the 2011 count Bhalugad is the 30th largest of the 49 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 797 residents. Its 304 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 979.

Getting to Bhalugad

Bhalugad is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bhalugad as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Bhalugad from other places

Bhalugad lies about 15 km from Sundargarh, and the nearest railway station is Dhutra, about 10 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 Bhalugad
Tehsil headquarters Bhasma 4.0 km
Nearest railway station Dhutra 10 km
District headquarters Sundargarh 15 km
Nearest town Sundergarh 15 km

Villages closest to Bhalugad

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhalugad village had a population of 470. That makes it the 30th largest of the 49 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 797 residents.

Bhalugad village has 230 males and 240 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhalugad has about 1043 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 979.

The pincode recorded for Bhalugad is 770019. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhalugad covers 304 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bhalugad falls under Bhasma tehsil of Sundargarh district in Odisha.

The nearest railway station to Bhalugad is Dhutra, about 10 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Bhalugad.

Bhalugad is about 15 km from Sundargarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhalugad is in Bhasma tehsil of Sundargarh district. Bhasma is about 4.0 km away. Dhutra is about 10 km away. Sundargarh is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pandermal (under 2 km), Rengalbud (1.7 km) and Kainsara (2.3 km).

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

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