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About Bhalukkoka Village

Bhalukkoka is a small village in Gazole tehsil, in the district of Maldah, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 136, made up of 60 males and 76 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,267 females per 1000 males. The village covers 75.31 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 732124, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhalukkoka Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhalukkoka village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Maldah
Tehsil Gazole
Pincode 732124
Area (hectares) 75.31 hectares
Population 136
Male Population 60
Female Population 76
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,267
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Bhalukkoka compares

By the 2011 count Bhalukkoka is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,163 residents. Its 75.31 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 984.

Getting to Bhalukkoka

The census records public bus service for Bhalukkoka as Available within <5 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 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bhalukkoka from other places

Bhalukkoka lies about 29 km from Maldah, and the nearest railway station is Bhaluka Road, about 6.9 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 Bhalukkoka
Nearest railway station Bhaluka Road 6.9 km
Nearest town Sāhibganj 25 km
Tehsil headquarters Gazole 29 km
District headquarters Maldah 29 km

Villages closest to Bhalukkoka

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

Common questions about Bhalukkoka

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhalukkoka village had a population of 136. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,163 residents.

Bhalukkoka village has 60 males and 76 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhalukkoka has about 1267 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 984.

The pincode recorded for Bhalukkoka is 732124. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhalukkoka covers 75.31 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bhalukkoka falls under Gazole tehsil of Maldah district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Bhalukkoka is Bhaluka Road, about 6.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

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

Bhalukkoka is about 29 km from Maldah in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhalukkoka is in Gazole tehsil of Maldah district. Bhaluka Road is about 6.9 km away. Sāhibganj is about 25 km away. Gazole is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Fatelapur (2.0 km), Fatepur (2.0 km) and Alinagar (3.2 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Bhalukkoka today is likely to be higher.

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