About Bhalian Village

Bhalian is a mid sized village in Mayureswar I tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,169, made up of 607 males and 562 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 926 females per 1000 males. The village covers 124.14 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731216, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhalian Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhalian village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Birbhum
Tehsil	Mayureswar I
Pincode	731216
Area (hectares)	124.14 hectares
Population	1,169
Male Population	607
Female Population	562
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	926
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Bhalian compares

By the 2011 count Bhalian is the 43rd largest of the 107 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,398 residents. Its 124.14 hectares work out to about 9.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 954.

Getting to Bhalian

Bhalian is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Bhalian as Available within 5 - 10 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bhalian from other places

Bhalian lies about 14 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Mallarpur, about 3.8 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 Bhalian
Nearest railway station	Mallarpur	3.8 km
Nearest town	Rampur Hat	10 km
Tehsil headquarters	Mayureswar I	14 km
District headquarters	Birbhum	14 km

Villages closest to Bhalian

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Mayureswar I 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 Bhalian

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhalian village had a population of 1,169. That makes it the 43rd largest of the 107 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,398 residents.

Bhalian village has 607 males and 562 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhalian has about 926 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 954.

The pincode recorded for Bhalian is 731216. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhalian covers 124.14 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bhalian falls under Mayureswar I tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Bhalian is Mallarpur, about 3.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Bhalian.

Bhalian is about 14 km from Birbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhalian is in Mayureswar I tehsil of Birbhum district. Mallarpur is about 3.8 km away. Rampur Hat is about 10 km away. Mayureswar I is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.