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About Belgara Village

Belgara is a small village in Kunda tehsil, in the district of Chatra, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 394, made up of 220 males and 174 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 791 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1155 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825404, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Belgara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Belgara village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Chatra
Tehsil Kunda
Pincode 825404
Area (hectares) 1155 hectares
Population 394
Male Population 220
Female Population 174
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 791
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Belgara compares

By the 2011 count Belgara is the 28th largest of the 74 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 395 residents. Its 1155 hectares work out to about 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 947.

Getting to Belgara

Belgara is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Belgara as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Belgara from other places

Belgara lies about 10 km from Chatra, and the nearest railway station is Shivpur, about 40 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 Belgara
District headquarters Chatra 10 km
Nearest town Chatrā 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Kunda 12 km
Nearest railway station Shivpur 40 km

Villages closest to Belgara

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kunda 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 Belgara

As per the Census of India 2011, Belgara village had a population of 394. That makes it the 28th largest of the 74 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 395 residents.

Belgara village has 220 males and 174 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Belgara has about 791 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 947.

The pincode recorded for Belgara is 825404. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Belgara covers 1155 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Belgara falls under Kunda tehsil of Chatra district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Belgara is Shivpur, about 40 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 within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Belgara.

Belgara is about 10 km from Chatra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Belgara is in Kunda tehsil of Chatra district. Chatra is about 10 km away. Chatrā is about 10 km away. Kunda is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Korhans (2.4 km), Tatej (2.6 km) and Ratnag (2.8 km).

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

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