About Bes Village

Bes is a small village in Simaria tehsil, in the district of Chatra, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 147, made up of 70 males and 77 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,100 females per 1000 males. The village covers 85.84 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825103, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bes Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bes village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Chatra
Tehsil	Simaria
Pincode	825103
Area (hectares)	85.84 hectares
Population	147
Male Population	70
Female Population	77
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,100
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Bes compares

By the 2011 count Bes is the 87th largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,144 residents. Its 85.84 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 993.

Getting to Bes

Bes is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Bes as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Bes from other places

Bes lies about 33 km from Chatra, and the nearest railway station is Phulbasia, about 5.7 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 Bes
Nearest railway station	Phulbasia	5.7 km
Tehsil headquarters	Simaria	17 km
Nearest town	Churi	31 km
District headquarters	Chatra	33 km

Villages closest to Bes

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

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Common questions about Bes

As per the Census of India 2011, Bes village had a population of 147. That makes it the 87th largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,144 residents.

Bes village has 70 males and 77 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bes has about 1100 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 993.

The pincode recorded for Bes is 825103. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bes covers 85.84 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bes falls under Simaria tehsil of Chatra district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Bes is Phulbasia, about 5.7 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Bes.

Bes is about 33 km from Chatra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bes is in Simaria tehsil of Chatra district. Phulbasia is about 5.7 km away. Simaria is about 17 km away. Churi is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.