# Bhaluknala Village, Chakulia, Purbi Singhbhum (Jharkhand)

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Village · Chakulia, Purbi Singhbhum 

# Bhaluknala

Bhaluknala is a village in Chakulia sub-district of Purbi Singhbhum district, Jharkhand. The 2011 Census counted **331 people in 73 households**, the 136th largest of 257 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 58.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 64.3%.

- 331people (2011)
- 73households
- 58.0%literacy
- 1,135females per 1,000 males

## Bhaluknala PIN code and other codes

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

- Gram panchayatBardikanpi
- Community development blockChakulia
- Census village code364284

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

## How far is Bhaluknala from nearby towns?

- Chakulia (sub-district HQ)13 km by road
- Jamshedpur (district HQ)75 km by road
- Chakulia (nearest town)13 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 Bhaluknala?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Bhaluknala; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Ghatshila
- ○Degree college10+ km · Ghatshila
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Jamshedpur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)9 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 Bhaluknala known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 39% of the 161 hectares of village land is sown, and 0 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 Bhaluknala

Of every 100 households in Bhaluknala in 2011, 97 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 1 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Bhaluknala · ■ Chakulia rural average

Electricity for lighting ****97%**

**65%

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

**7%

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

**93%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

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

**8%

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

**1%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****92%**

**47%

Television ****0%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****1%**

**25%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**7%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****29%**

**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 Bhaluknala?

■ Bhaluknala · ■ Chakulia rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****58.0%**

**64.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1135**

**980

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****2000**

**959

Working population ****55.0%**

**48.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 65.5% for men and 50.7% for women. 58% of men and 52% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 65 (36%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (1%) · **■** Household industry 30 (16%) · **■** Other work 3 (2%) · **■** Marginal 83 (46%)

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

- Betna341 people
- Lakshmipur341 people
- Titiya335 people
- Gamariya333 people
- Dhanghari324 people
- Madhuasholi323 people
- Bamandi318 people
- Panijiya317 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Bhaluknala from Jamshedpur?75 km by road
- What is the population of Bhaluknala?331 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bhaluknala in?Purbi Singhbhum district (Chakulia sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Bhaluknala?58.0% (Census 2011)