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About Bhaluka Village

Bhaluka is a small village in Balarampur tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 303, made up of 149 males and 154 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,034 females per 1000 males. The village covers 150.14 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723153, 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 Puruliya
Tehsil Balarampur
Pincode 723153
Area (hectares) 150.14 hectares
Population 303
Male Population 149
Female Population 154
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,034
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhaluka compares

By the 2011 count Bhaluka is the 80th largest of the 88 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,284 residents. Its 150.14 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 948.

Getting to Bhaluka

Bhaluka is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Bhaluka as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Bhaluka from other places

Bhaluka lies about 60 km from Puruliya, and the nearest railway station is Bakarkudi, about 14 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 Bhaluka
Nearest railway station Bakarkudi 14 km
Nearest town Bhetia 30 km
Tehsil headquarters Balarampur 34 km
District headquarters Puruliya 60 km

Villages closest to Bhaluka

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhaluka village had a population of 303. That makes it the 80th largest of the 88 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,284 residents.

Bhaluka village has 149 males and 154 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhaluka has about 1034 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 948.

The pincode recorded for Bhaluka is 723153. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhaluka covers 150.14 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bhaluka falls under Balarampur tehsil of Puruliya district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Bhaluka is Bakarkudi, about 14 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Bhaluka.

Bhaluka is about 60 km from Puruliya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhaluka is in Balarampur tehsil of Puruliya district. Bakarkudi is about 14 km away. Bhetia is about 30 km away. Balarampur is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khayradih (7.1 km), Moraidih (8.5 km) and Dumari (9.4 km).

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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