Bhalas is a revenue village in Labpur block, Birbhum district, West Bengal. It had a population of 2,300 in 503 households (Census 2011).
Labpur block, Birbhum district, West Bengal.
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Bhalas is a village in Labpur block, Birbhum district, West Bengal. At the 2011 Census it had 2,300 people in 503 households, with a literacy rate of 72.1%. It is administered by the Labpur-Ii gram panchayat. Its postal pincode is 731303.
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Bhalas is in the Labpur-Ii gram panchayat.
Source: Local Government Directory (LGD), 2026-10-21.
By population, Bhalas ranks #17 of 160 inhabited villages in Labpur block.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district totals of inhabited villages). Literacy = literates ÷ people aged 7+.
Census 2011 Village Directory — conditions may have changed since.
Bhalas is a village of 2,300 people in 503 households (Census 2011) in Labpur block, Birbhum district, West Bengal, the 17th of 160 inhabited villages in Labpur block by population. Literacy is 72.1%, 1.3 points above the block figure of 70.8%, and the sex ratio is 930 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 731303, served by Bhalas post office; the LGD village code is 317538. The population is estimated at about 2,530 in 2026 (+10.1% since 2011; scaled from Census 2011 by the state's official RGI projection, not a census count).
Gram panchayat: Labpur-Ii →
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Post office: Bhalas
Estimate for 2026 (scaled from Census 2011 by the state's official RGI projection; not a census count)
Method: the Census 2011 count × West Bengal's projected population growth from 2011 to 2026 (+10.1%), from the official projections of the Technical Group on Population Projections (National Commission on Population, MoHFW, with the Registrar General of India), Table 21. The report projects no households, so households use the same ratio. Rounded; a single village can differ widely from its state's average. The next Census will replace these figures.
Population Projections for India and States 2011–2036 (nhm.gov.in, PDF) · Table 21 · checked on 2026-10-26
Source: Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India — Census 2011 Primary Census Abstract.
District factsheet values published by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare and the International Institute for Population Sciences. Survey estimates for the whole district, not a census.
These are district-level figures for Birbhum district, not figures for Bhalas.
Central-government dashboards · sourced from data.gov.in · refreshed when the ministry publishes
These are district-level figures for Birbhum district, not figures for Bhalas.
74,090 of 8,02,415 rural households have a tap connection
Method: Sum of 4,335 habitation rows in 19 block resources published on data.gov.in by the Department of Drinking Water and Sanitation (households; households with a tap connection).
Source: Households with Piped Water Supply (PWS) under Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM), per-block resources · retrieved 29 Oct 2026
household toilets built, 6,75,122 households listed · coverage 100.0%
Source: District-wise Coverage of Individual Household Latrine (IHHL) as on date · retrieved 29 Oct 2026
PMAY-G (rural houses) is not shown: the ministry publishes no district-wise bulk dataset.
The pin is an approximate location, within about 2 km, from the village's own post office in India Post's directory — not the exact site of Bhalas. Exact coordinates come from OpenStreetMap once the village is mapped there.
Bhalas · 23.8457° N, 87.7886° E
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District Administration, Birbhum · 16 Oct 2026
District Administration, Birbhum · 6 Oct 2026
District Administration, Purba Bardhaman · 29 Oct 2026
District Administration, Jhargram · 28 Oct 2026
District Administration, Purba Bardhaman · 28 Oct 2026
District Administration, Howrah · 28 Oct 2026
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Recruitment notices from official commissions. Dates and numbers are taken from the notice itself.
Apply by 31 Oct 2026
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Bhalas isn't on our map yet, so we can't measure distances. These places are in Labpur block, placed there by the nearest mapped village.
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ATM
ATM
Bank · No map location — listed by district
VILL PO LABHPUR LABPUR HATTALA LABPUR LABPUR PIN 731303
Bank
Bank · No map location — listed by district
LABPUR BUS STAND DIST BIRBHUM PIN 731303
Clinic
Bolpur - Sriniketan Road, Bolpur
Clinic
70/2/1,Sriniketan Road,( North), Jambuni
Hospital
Near Bolpur Head Post Office, Bolpur, Bolpur Sriniketan Road
Hospital
Pharmacy
Primary / community health centre
Malitpur
School
School
Coaching / training institute
Nepal Road, Amro-Kunja, Bolpur
Coaching / training institute
Coaching / training institute
College
University
Near Bus Stand, Bolpur, West Bengal
University
Shantiniketan, Bolpur, Birbhum
Block / Mandal Parishad office
Temple
Bus station
Petrol pump
1, Bolpur - Sriniketan Road, Bolpur, Birbhum
Petrol pump
Park
Park
Park
Durga Mandir, School Bagan, Bolpur
Sports ground / stadium
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Bhalas is a village in Labpur block of Birbhum district, West Bengal, India.
Bhalas is in Birbhum district of West Bengal.
Bhalas comes under the Labpur-Ii gram panchayat.
The pincode of Bhalas, Labpur, Birbhum is 731303.
As per the 2011 Census, Bhalas had a population of 2,300 (1,192 males and 1,108 females).
Bhalas had 503 households at the 2011 Census.
Bhalas covers about 402 hectares.
The literacy rate of Bhalas was 72.1% at the 2011 Census (share of people aged 7 and above who are literate).
Bhalas had 930 females per 1,000 males at the 2011 Census.
Bhalas is in the Bolpur Lok Sabha constituency.
Asit Kumar Mal (All India Trinamool Congress) won the Bolpur Lok Sabha seat, which includes Bhalas, in 2024.
Bhalas is in the Labhpur assembly (Vidhan Sabha) constituency.
Debasis Ojha (Haku Da) (Bharatiya Janata Party) won the Labhpur assembly seat, which includes Bhalas, in 2026.
Bhalas is in the Labpur development block (Local Government Directory).
The Local Government Directory (LGD) code of Bhalas is 317538 and its Census 2011 village code is 317538.
Villages near Bhalas include Bipratikuri (about 9 km), Daskalgram (about 18 km), Barwan (about 18 km), Rayen (about 18 km), Daikota (about 19 km).
No census has been taken since 2011. Scaling Bhalas's Census 2011 population of 2,300 by West Bengal's official RGI projection (+10.1% from 2011 to 2026) gives an estimate of about 2,530 people in 2026. This is an estimate, not a census count; the next Census will replace it.
The sarpanch of Bhalas has not yet been verified on VoiceOfVillage. We publish a sarpanch's name only after they verify with an election certificate; until then the elected sarpanch is listed on the eGramSwaraj portal, by the State Election Commission and at the panchayat or block office.
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Pacific Ocean status (NOAA, 8 Oct 2026): El Niño Advisory
There is no El Niño forecast for individual villages. El Niño is a pattern in the Pacific Ocean; how much it changes rainfall here also depends on other conditions, and it does not mean drought everywhere.
Local rainfall estimates are not available yet.
Long-term district average for October: 105.1 mm (IMD normal, 1951–2000)
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District climate page →Latest reports from markets in Birbhum district, within the last 14 days.
Latest reports up to 29 Oct 2026. Prices in ₹ per quintal.
| Commodity | Market | Min | Max | Modal | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brinjal · Brinjal | Birbhum APMC | 6,400 | 6,500 | 6,450 | 29 Oct 2026 |
| Brinjal · Brinjal | Sainthia APMC | 6,100 | 6,200 | 6,150 | 29 Oct 2026 |
| Brinjal · Brinjal | Bolpur APMC | 6,300 | 6,500 | 6,450 | 29 Oct 2026 |
| Ginger(Dry) · Big/Thick | Bolpur APMC | 12,600 | 13,000 | 12,650 | 29 Oct 2026 |
| Green Chilli · Green Chilly | Birbhum APMC | 10,900 | 11,000 | 10,960 | 29 Oct 2026 |
| Green Chilli · Green Chilly | Bolpur APMC | 10,900 | 11,000 | 10,960 | 29 Oct 2026 |
| Green Chilli · Green Chilly | Sainthia APMC | 12,800 | 12,900 | 12,860 | 29 Oct 2026 |
| Masur Dal · Masur Dal | Birbhum APMC | 14,800 | 14,900 | 14,870 | 29 Oct 2026 |
Source: AGMARKNET, Directorate of Marketing & Inspection, via data.gov.in (Government Open Data Licence – India). All markets →
These are wholesale mandi (APMC) prices in ₹ per quintal as reported to AGMARKNET — not the retail price in Bhalas's shops. Best mandi price near Bhalas →
Distances are approximate (the village's own post office in India Post's directory).
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Income support of ₹6,000 a year, paid in three equal instalments, to land-holding farmer families.
At least 100 days of guaranteed wage employment a year for rural households whose adults volunteer for unskilled manual work.
Assistance to build a house for eligible rural households.
Health cover for hospital treatment for eligible families.
Subsidised food grains through the public distribution system for eligible households.
Old-age pension for BPL persons aged 60 and above: ₹200 a month up to age 79 and ₹500 after; widow and disability pensions too.
Assured pension of ₹3,000 a month at age 60 for unorganised workers who join and contribute.
Atal Pension Yojana and low-cost life and accident insurance schemes, opened through your bank.
Loans up to ₹10 lakh for non-farm small and micro enterprises (₹20 lakh after repaying an earlier Tarun loan).
Bank loans between ₹10 lakh and ₹1 crore for SC/ST and women entrepreneurs setting up a new enterprise.
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