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About Bhalka Village

Bhalka is a large village in Kumargram tehsil, in the district of Jalpaiguri, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,946, made up of 2,110 males and 1,836 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 870 females per 1000 males. The village covers 552.1 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 736207, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhalka Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhalka village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Jalpaiguri
Tehsil Kumargram
Pincode 736207
Area (hectares) 552.1 hectares
Population 3,946
Male Population 2,110
Female Population 1,836
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 870
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Bhalka compares

By the 2011 count Bhalka is the 17th largest of the 53 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 3,284 residents. Its 552.1 hectares work out to about 7.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 935.

Getting to Bhalka

Bhalka is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Bhalka 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 village. The nearest villages by name are Amarpur, Bara Daldal, Barabisa and Baruipara. 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 Bhalka

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhalka village had a population of 3,946. That makes it the 17th largest of the 53 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,284 residents.

Bhalka village has 2,110 males and 1,836 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhalka has about 870 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 935.

The pincode recorded for Bhalka is 736207. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhalka covers 552.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bhalka falls under Kumargram tehsil of Jalpaiguri district in West Bengal.

The census record for Bhalka notes the nearest railway station as Available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Bhalka.

Bhalka is in Kumargram tehsil of Jalpaiguri 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 Bhalka today is likely to be higher.

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