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About Bhaluka Village

Bhaluka is a small village in Khatra tehsil, in the district of Bankura, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 228, made up of 126 males and 102 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 810 females per 1000 males. The village covers 113.9 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 722140, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhaluka Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhaluka village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Bankura
Tehsil Khatra
Pincode 722140
Area (hectares) 113.9 hectares
Population 228
Male Population 126
Female Population 102
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 810
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhaluka compares

By the 2011 count Bhaluka is the 127th largest of the 144 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 722 residents. Its 113.9 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 958.

Getting to Bhaluka

Bhaluka is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Bhaluka as Available within <5 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. The nearest villages by name are Baurisol, Bena, Benia Baid and Benkia. 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 Bhaluka

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhaluka village had a population of 228. That makes it the 127th largest of the 144 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 722 residents.

Bhaluka village has 126 males and 102 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhaluka has about 810 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 958.

The pincode recorded for Bhaluka is 722140. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhaluka covers 113.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bhaluka falls under Khatra tehsil of Bankura district in West Bengal.

The census record for Bhaluka 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 - 10 km distance for Bhaluka.

Bhaluka is in Khatra 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 Bhaluka today is likely to be higher.

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