# Bhalkapahari Village, Chakulia, Purbi Singhbhum (Jharkhand)

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Village · Chakulia, Purbi Singhbhum 

# Bhalkapahari

Bhalkapahari is a village in Chakulia sub-district of Purbi Singhbhum district, Jharkhand. The 2011 Census counted **235 people in 59 households**, the 175th largest of 257 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 64.3%.

- 235people (2011)
- 59households
- 75.0%literacy
- 942females per 1,000 males

## Bhalkapahari PIN code and other codes

Bhalkapahari falls in Chakulia sub-district, Purbi Singhbhum district, Jharkhand.

- Gram panchayatSimdi
- Community development blockChakulia
- Census village code364357

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

## How far is Bhalkapahari from nearby towns?

- Chakulia (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Jamshedpur (district HQ)80 km by road
- Chakulia (nearest town)5 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 Bhalkapahari?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Bhalkapahari; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Chakulia
- ○Degree college10+ km · Ghatshila
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ghatshila
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)5 h summer · 5 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 Bhalkapahari known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 51% of the 67 hectares of village land is sown.

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

## Homes and amenities in Bhalkapahari

Of every 100 households in Bhalkapahari in 2011, 63 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 52 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Bhalkapahari · ■ Chakulia rural average

Electricity for lighting ****63%**

**65%

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

**7%

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

**93%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****17%**

**8%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**99%

Use banking services ****54%**

**47%

Television ****25%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****52%**

**25%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****15%**

**7%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****8%**

**16%

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 Bhalkapahari?

■ Bhalkapahari · ■ Chakulia rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****75.0%**

**64.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****942**

**980

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1077**

**959

Working population ****63.4%**

**48.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 93.5% for men and 55.0% for women. 64% of men and 62% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Other work 7 (5%) · **■** Marginal 142 (95%)

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 Chakulia

- Bahadurpur241 people
- Kantabani239 people
- Malibani239 people
- Benasholi237 people
- Jamdol235 people
- Laubera233 people
- Chhota Genryas232 people
- Sanghati224 people

[All 269 villages in Chakulia](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/purbi-singhbhum/chakulia/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Bhalkapahari from Jamshedpur?80 km by road
- What is the population of Bhalkapahari?235 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bhalkapahari in?Purbi Singhbhum district (Chakulia sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Bhalkapahari?75.0% (Census 2011)