Jhalka, Keshpur

Jhalka is a village located in the Keshpur Subdivision of Medinipur West district of West Bengal. The village falls in Keshpur block and comes under Kalagram Gram Panchayat.

As on December 2024, the current population of Jhalka is 767 out of which 401 are males and rest 366 are females. The sex ratio of this village is 913 females per 1000 males. There are around 88 teenagers in Jhalka. It has literacy rate of 72% which means around 551 persons can read and write. Total 460 people belonging to scheduled caste and 12 scheduled tribe people live in the village. There are around 147 households in Jhalka, which means every family has 5 members on average. The village has working population of 429. The pincode of Jhalka is 721150 and there are many postoffices around the village which can used to send speed post, registered parcel etc.

• Keshpur Sub Post office
• Amritpur Branch Post office
• Ghoshpur Branch Post office
• Jayantinarayanchak Branch Post office
• Jhalka Branch Post office

Schools

Jhalka has many good schools for education and follwing are popular schools among students.

• Panchkhuri Deshbandhu High School Upry.
• Mugbasan Hakkania High School (High School) Upry.
• Shankpur Barkhania High School (High School) Upry.
• Dhalhara Paglimata High School Upry.
• Bilasbarh-Angua High School U Primary

Hospitals

Jhalka has many good hospitals for treatment and follwing are popular among people.

• Khasla Sub-Center
• Amrakuchi Sub-Center
• Dhalhara Sub-Center
• Narayanchak Sub-Center
• Ichhaipur Sub-Center

Banks

Jhalka has many good banks for financial services and follwing are popular among people.

• Bandhan Bank Keshpur
• Indian Bank Chutergeria
• Indian Bank Sarishakhola
• State Bank of India Keshpur
• State Bank of India Panchkhuri