About Bhalkuti Village

Bhalkuti is a large village in Labpur tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,175, made up of 1,112 males and 1,063 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 956 females per 1000 males. The village covers 167.25 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhalkuti Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhalkuti village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Birbhum
Tehsil	Labpur
Pincode	731201
Area (hectares)	167.25 hectares
Population	2,175
Male Population	1,112
Female Population	1,063
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	956
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhalkuti compares

By the 2011 count Bhalkuti is the 19th largest of the 160 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,228 residents. Its 167.25 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 934.

Getting to Bhalkuti

Bhalkuti is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bhalkuti as Available within village. 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 Bhalkuti from other places

Bhalkuti lies about 26 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Gadadharpur, about 5.7 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 Bhalkuti
Nearest railway station	Gadadharpur	5.7 km
Nearest town	Sainthia	9.7 km
District headquarters	Birbhum	26 km
Tehsil headquarters	Labpur	29 km

Villages closest to Bhalkuti

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

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Common questions about Bhalkuti

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhalkuti village had a population of 2,175. That makes it the 19th largest of the 160 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,228 residents.

Bhalkuti village has 1,112 males and 1,063 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhalkuti has about 956 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 934.

The pincode recorded for Bhalkuti is 731201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhalkuti covers 167.25 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bhalkuti falls under Labpur tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Bhalkuti is Gadadharpur, about 5.7 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Bhalkuti.

Bhalkuti is about 26 km from Birbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhalkuti is in Labpur tehsil of Birbhum district. Gadadharpur is about 5.7 km away. Sainthia is about 9.7 km away. Birbhum is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.