# Bhalsum Village, Saraiyahat, Dumka (Jharkhand) – PIN Code

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Village · Saraiyahat, Dumka 

# Bhalsum

Bhalsum is a village in Saraiyahat sub-district of Dumka district, Jharkhand, PIN code **814151**. The 2011 Census counted **184 people in 35 households**, the 228th largest of 285 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 41.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 58.7%.

- 184people (2011)
- 35households
- 41.3%literacy
- 814151PIN code

## Bhalsum PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Bhalsum is 814151.** Bhalsum falls in Saraiyahat sub-district, Dumka district, Jharkhand.

- PIN code814151
- Gram panchayatKarampura
- Community development blockSaraiyahat
- Census village code369309

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Bhalsum from nearby towns?

- Saraiyahat (sub-district HQ)4 km by road
- Dumka (district HQ)55 km by road
- Dumka (nearest town)55 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Bhalsum?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Bhalsum; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Madhudinda
- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Saraiyahat
- ○Degree college10+ km · Dumka
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Dumka
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 6 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Bhalsum known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 86% of the 50 hectares of village land is sown, and 26 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Bhalsum

Of every 100 households in Bhalsum in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 9 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Bhalsum · ■ Saraiyahat rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**36%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**8%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**91%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**7%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**93%

Use banking services ****34%**

**58%

Television ****11%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****9%**

**35%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****17%**

**24%

Own their home ****100%**

**99%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Bhalsum?

■ Bhalsum · ■ Saraiyahat rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****41.3%**

**58.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****957**

**941

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****545**

**943

Working population ****57.6%**

**48.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 54.2% for men and 29.5% for women. 51% of men and 64% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 23 (22%) · **■** Farm labourers 25 (24%) · **■** Other work 1 (1%) · **■** Marginal 57 (54%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Saraiyahat

- Bandardhasa192 people
- Ramtari192 people
- Bhutatari190 people
- Jiyajor188 people
- Baratanr174 people
- Chatram170 people
- Heth Chakwa169 people
- Risibed169 people

[All 352 villages in Saraiyahat](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/dumka/saraiyahat/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Bhalsum?814151
- How far is Bhalsum from Dumka?55 km by road
- What is the population of Bhalsum?184 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bhalsum in?Dumka district (Saraiyahat sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Bhalsum?41.3% (Census 2011)