# Bhalka Village, Bhander, Datia (Madhya Pradesh) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/datia/bhander/bhalka/ Village · Bhander, Datia # Bhalka Bhalka is a village in Bhander sub-district of Datia district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,687 people in 359 households**, the 21st largest of 140 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 75.9%. - 1,687people (2011) - 359households - 66.1%literacy - 879females per 1,000 males ## Bhalka PIN code and other codes Bhalka falls in Bhander sub-district, Datia district, Madhya Pradesh. - Community development blockBhander - Census village code454870 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Bhalka from nearby towns? - Bhander (sub-district HQ)35 km by road - Datia (district HQ)36 km by road - Bhander (nearest town)35 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 Bhalka? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Bhalka; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college10+ km · Bhander - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gwalior - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps - Electricity (2011)6 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 Bhalka known for? About 90% of the 554 hectares of village land is sown, and 498 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 Bhalka Of every 100 households in Bhalka in 2011, 78 had electricity, 18 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 62 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Bhalka · ■ Bhander rural average Electricity for lighting ****78%** **41% Toilet within the home ****18%** **12% No toilet (open defecation) ****80%** **87% Tap water ****0%** **4% Drinking water within premises ****14%** **16% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%** **1% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%** **98% Use banking services ****62%** **42% Television ****29%** **25% Mobile phone ****62%** **51% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****12%** **13% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **1% None of these assets ****28%** **30% 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 Bhalka? ■ Bhalka · ■ Bhander rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****66.1%** **75.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****879** **872 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****970** **854 Working population ****51.1%** **47.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 81.3% for men and 48.5% for women. 58% of men and 43% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 227 (26%) · **■** Farm labourers 469 (54%) · **■** Other work 27 (3%) · **■** Marginal 139 (16%) 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 Bhander - Berachh1,819 people - Sohan1,809 people - Maithana Pahuj1,767 people - Ahroni1,757 people - Chandrol1,471 people - Softa1,467 people - Dhound1,409 people - Bilheti1,389 people [All 154 villages in Bhander](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/datia/bhander/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Bhalka from Datia?36 km by road - What is the population of Bhalka?1,687 (Census 2011) - Which district is Bhalka in?Datia district (Bhander sub-district), Madhya Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Bhalka?66.1% (Census 2011)