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About Bhaluka Village

Bhaluka is a mid sized village in Saltora tehsil, in the district of Bankura, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 696, made up of 347 males and 349 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,006 females per 1000 males. The village covers 89.95 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 722153, 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 Saltora
Pincode 722153
Area (hectares) 89.95 hectares
Population 696
Male Population 347
Female Population 349
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,006
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhaluka compares

By the 2011 count Bhaluka is the 70th largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 939 residents. Its 89.95 hectares work out to about 7.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 953.

Getting to Bhaluka

Bhaluka is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bhaluka as Available within 5 - 10 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. The nearest villages by name are Belekuri, Beltikri, Beriathol and Bhadaspur. 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 696. That makes it the 70th largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 939 residents.

Bhaluka village has 347 males and 349 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhaluka has about 1006 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 953.

The pincode recorded for Bhaluka is 722153. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhaluka covers 89.95 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bhaluka falls under Saltora 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Bhaluka.

Bhaluka is in Saltora 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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