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About Bhalukathol Village

Bhalukathol is a small village in Gangajalghati tehsil, in the district of Bankura, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 401, made up of 207 males and 194 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 937 females per 1000 males. The village covers 165.29 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 722166, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhalukathol Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhalukathol village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Bankura
Tehsil Gangajalghati
Pincode 722166
Area (hectares) 165.29 hectares
Population 401
Male Population 207
Female Population 194
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 937
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhalukathol compares

By the 2011 count Bhalukathol is the 123rd largest of the 155 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,164 residents. Its 165.29 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 953.

Getting to Bhalukathol

Bhalukathol is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Bhalukathol as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Beldanga, Benagari, Bhairabpur and Bhakta Band. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Bhalukathol

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhalukathol village had a population of 401. That makes it the 123rd largest of the 155 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,164 residents.

Bhalukathol village has 207 males and 194 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhalukathol has about 937 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 953.

The pincode recorded for Bhalukathol is 722166. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhalukathol covers 165.29 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bhalukathol falls under Gangajalghati tehsil of Bankura district in West Bengal.

The census record for Bhalukathol notes the nearest railway station 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 <5 km distance for Bhalukathol.

Bhalukathol is in Gangajalghati tehsil of Bankura district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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