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About Bhalkadungri Village

Bhalkadungri is a small village in Ranibundh tehsil, in the district of Bankura, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 408, made up of 210 males and 198 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 943 females per 1000 males. The village covers 242.3 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 722148, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhalkadungri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhalkadungri village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Bankura
Tehsil Ranibundh
Pincode 722148
Area (hectares) 242.3 hectares
Population 408
Male Population 210
Female Population 198
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 943
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 Bhalkadungri compares

By the 2011 count Bhalkadungri is the 112th largest of the 167 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 701 residents. Its 242.3 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 985.

Getting to Bhalkadungri

Bhalkadungri is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Bhalkadungri 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 Basantapur, Bauripal, Benkakocha and Bethuala. 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 Bhalkadungri

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhalkadungri village had a population of 408. That makes it the 112th largest of the 167 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 701 residents.

Bhalkadungri village has 210 males and 198 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhalkadungri has about 943 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 985.

The pincode recorded for Bhalkadungri is 722148. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhalkadungri covers 242.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bhalkadungri falls under Ranibundh tehsil of Bankura district in West Bengal.

The census record for Bhalkadungri 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 Bhalkadungri.

Bhalkadungri is in Ranibundh 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 Bhalkadungri today is likely to be higher.

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