Bhalka, Masalia, Dumka, Jharkhand, India

Content updated on May 10, 2024.

Geographic Location of Bhalka


The village Bhalka is located in Masalia C.D.Block of Dumka District in the State of Jharkhand in India. It is governed by Kolarkanda Gram Panchayat. It comes under Masalia Community Development Block. The nearest town is Dumka, which is about 35 kilometers away from Bhalka.

Travel and Communication for Bhalka


There is a railway station more than 10 kms away from the village.

Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Bhalka


Climate, Environment and Weather data, climate change reports etc. for Bhalka is available as professional paid service. You may contact us for further details and sample data.

A brief summary of available data for Bhalka is given below:

CategoryResolutionPeriod
Precipitation - hHalf Hourly / 0.1 deg (11 kms) grid2001 - 2024
Precipitation - lDaily / 0.25 deg (28 kms) grid1901 - 2024
Temperature - hMonthly / 0.5 deg (55 kms) grid1901 - 2023
Temperature - lDaily / 1 deg (111 kms) grid1951 - 2024

Social Structure of Bhalka


As per available data from the year 2009, 429 persons live in 110 house holds in the village Bhalka. There are 218 female individuals and 211 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 50.82% and males constitute 49.18% of the total population.

There are 428 scheduled tribes persons of which 218 are females and 210 are males. Females constitute 50.93% and males constitute 49.07% of the scheduled tribes population. Scheduled tribes constitute 99.77% of the total population.

Population density of Bhalka is 317.78 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Bhalka


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Total area of Bhalka is 135 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 60.68 ha. About 36.46 ha is un-irrigated area. About 24.22 ha is irrigated area. About 10.22 ha is irrigated by wells/tube wells. About 7 ha is irrigated by tanks/lakes. About 7 ha is irrigated by waterfalls.

About 8.4 ha is in non-agricultural use. About 10.08 ha is used permanent pastures and grazing lands. About 5.3 ha is under miscellaneous tree crops.

About 9.54 ha is lying as current fallow area. About 2.2 ha is culturable waste land. About 4.1 ha is lying as fallow land other than current fallows. About 5.22 ha is covered by barren and un-cultivable land.

Schools in Bhalka


There are no private or government pre-primary schools in the village. However, there is a government pre-primary school in Bhalka, which is less than 5 kms away from Bhalka.

There is a government primary school in the village Bhalka.

There is a government middle school in the village Bhalka.

There are no private or government secondary schools in the village. However, there is a private secondary school in Ranibahal, which is less than 5 kms away from Bhalka.

There are no private or government senior secondary schools in the village. However, there is a private senior secondary school in Dumka, which is more than 10 kms away from Bhalka.

Colleges in Bhalka


There are no private or government arts and science degree colleges in the village. However, there is a private arts and science degree college in Dumka, which is more than 10 kms away from Bhalka.

There are no private or government engineering colleges in the village. However, there is a private engineering college in Deoghar, which is more than 10 kms away from Bhalka.

There are no private or government medical colleges in the village. However, there is a private medical college in Dhanbad, which is more than 10 kms away from Bhalka.

There are no private or government management institutes in the village. However, there is a private management institute in Dhanbad, which is more than 10 kms away from Bhalka.

There are no private or government polytechnic institutes in the village. However, there is a private polytechnic institute in Dumka, which is more than 10 kms away from Bhalka.

Other Educational Facilities in Bhalka


There are no private or government vocational training school / ITIs in the village. However, there is a private vocational training school / ITI in Dumka, which is more than 10 kms away from Bhalka.

There are no private or government non formal training centres in the village. However, there is a government non formal training centre in Dumka, which is more than 10 kms away from Bhalka.

There are no private or government differently abled schools in the village. However, there is a government differently abled school in Dumka, which is more than 10 kms away from Bhalka.

Healthcare Facilities in Bhalka


There is a community health centre more than 10 kms away from Bhalka.

There is a primary health centre 5-10 kms away from Bhalka.

There is a primary health sub-centre with 0 doctors and 2 paramedical staff in the village Bhalka.

There is a maternity and child welfare centre more than 10 kms away from Bhalka.

There is a TB clinic more than 10 kms away from Bhalka.

There is a allopathic hospital more than 10 kms away from Bhalka.

There is a alternative medicine hospital more than 10 kms away from Bhalka.

There is a dispensary more than 10 kms away from Bhalka.

There is a veterinary hospital more than 10 kms away from Bhalka.

There is a mobile health centre more than 10 kms away from Bhalka.

There is a family welfare centre 5-10 kms away from Bhalka.

*Note: Most of the above information provided as per data compiled from the year 2009.

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