# Bhalki Village, Gurbandha, Purbi Singhbhum (Jharkhand)

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Village · Gurbandha, Purbi Singhbhum 

# Bhalki

Bhalki is a village in Gurbandha sub-district of Purbi Singhbhum district, Jharkhand, PIN code **832101**. The 2011 Census counted **1,803 people in 387 households**, the 1st largest of 82 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 43.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 55.0%.

- 1,803people (2011)
- 387households
- 43.1%literacy
- 832101PIN code

## Bhalki PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Bhalki is 832101.** Bhalki falls in Gurbandha sub-district, Purbi Singhbhum district, Jharkhand.

- PIN code832101
- Community development blockGurbandha
- Census village code364156

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

## How far is Bhalki from nearby towns?

- Jamshedpur (district HQ)48 km by road
- Jugsalai (nearest town)50 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 Bhalki?

16 services counted by the Census are inside Bhalki; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Commercial bankIn village
- ●Cooperative bankIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Dhalbhumgarh
- ○Degree college10+ km · Ghatshila
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Jamshedpur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercovered wells and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 9 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 Bhalki known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 63% of the 1,123 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 Bhalki

Of every 100 households in Bhalki in 2011, 33 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 22 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Bhalki · ■ Gurbandha rural average

Electricity for lighting ****33%**

**68%

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

**2%

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

**98%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

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

**4%

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

**0%

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

**100%

Use banking services ****23%**

**45%

Television ****3%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****22%**

**24%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**6%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****24%**

**20%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Bhalki?

■ Bhalki · ■ Gurbandha rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****43.1%**

**55.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1017**

**981

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****782**

**933

Working population ****40.1%**

**49.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 50.9% for men and 35.8% for women. 54% of men and 26% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 13 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (0%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 87 (12%) · **■** Marginal 619 (86%)

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 Gurbandha

- Baljuri1,570 people
- Banmakri1,569 people
- Gurabanda1,312 people
- Benagariya1,291 people

[All 93 villages in Gurbandha](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/purbi-singhbhum/gurbandha/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Bhalki?832101
- How far is Bhalki from Jamshedpur?48 km by road
- What is the population of Bhalki?1,803 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bhalki in?Purbi Singhbhum district (Gurbandha sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Bhalki?43.1% (Census 2011)