Bilka (), is a village in northern Ukraine, located in Okhtyrka Raion of Sumy Oblast.
Geography The Boromlya River (a tributary of the Vorskla River) runs through the village. The city of Trostianets is 3 km downstream from the village.
History During the Holodomor from 1932-1933, more than 300 villagers died from starvation:.
The village was briefly occupied by Russian forces in March 2022 during the Russian invasion and subsequent large-scale war. Ukrainians recaptured the village following Russia's retreat from northern and northeastern Ukraine.
Demographics In the 1864 census, the population was 2,933, and by 1897 the population has increased to 3,354.[Населенные пункты Российской империи численностью 500 и более жителей с указанием общей численности населения в них и числа жителей господствующих вероисповеданий по первой всеобщей переписи населения 1897 года. Санкт-Петербург. 1905. - IX + 270 + 120 стр., (стр. 1-247)]
According to the 2001 Ukrainian Census, the native language distribution is as follows
Ukrainian: 96.83% Russian: 2.86% Others: 0.19%
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