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About Belkarri Village

Belkarri is a mid sized village in Jaijaipur tehsil, in the district of Janjgir Champa, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,162, made up of 606 males and 556 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 917 females per 1000 males. The village covers 256.97 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495690, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Belkarri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Belkarri village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Janjgir Champa
Tehsil Jaijaipur
Pincode 495690
Area (hectares) 256.97 hectares
Population 1,162
Male Population 606
Female Population 556
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 917
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Belkarri compares

By the 2011 count Belkarri is the 53rd largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,555 residents. Its 256.97 hectares work out to about 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1022.

Getting to Belkarri

Belkarri is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Belkarri as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Belkarri from other places

Belkarri lies about 24 km from Janjgir Champa, and the nearest railway station is Baradwar, about 17 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Belkarri
Tehsil headquarters Jaijaipur 5.2 km
Nearest railway station Baradwar 17 km
Nearest town Chāmpa 24 km
District headquarters Janjgir Champa 24 km

Villages closest to Belkarri

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Jaijaipur tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Belkarri

As per the Census of India 2011, Belkarri village had a population of 1,162. That makes it the 53rd largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,555 residents.

Belkarri village has 606 males and 556 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Belkarri has about 917 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1022.

The pincode recorded for Belkarri is 495690. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Belkarri covers 256.97 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Belkarri falls under Jaijaipur tehsil of Janjgir Champa district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Belkarri is Baradwar, about 17 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Belkarri.

Belkarri is about 24 km from Janjgir Champa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Belkarri is in Jaijaipur tehsil of Janjgir Champa district. Jaijaipur is about 5.2 km away. Baradwar is about 17 km away. Chāmpa is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bawanbodi (under 2 km), Kashigarh (under 2 km) and Riwadih (2.1 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Belkarri today is likely to be higher.

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