About Bhelaighati Village

Bhelaighati is a small village in Gopikandar tehsil, in the district of Dumka, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 408, made up of 211 males and 197 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 934 females per 1000 males. The village covers 192.69 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814145, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhelaighati Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhelaighati village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Dumka
Tehsil	Gopikandar
Pincode	814145
Area (hectares)	192.69 hectares
Population	408
Male Population	211
Female Population	197
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	934
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 Bhelaighati compares

By the 2011 count Bhelaighati is the 35th largest of the 127 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 327 residents. Its 192.69 hectares work out to about 2.1 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 1013.

Getting to Bhelaighati

Bhelaighati is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Bhelaighati 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 Bhelaighati from other places

Bhelaighati lies about 30 km from Dumka, and the nearest railway station is Ambajora Shikaripara, 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 Bhelaighati
Tehsil headquarters	Gopikandar	4.4 km
Nearest railway station	Ambajora Shikaripara	17 km
District headquarters	Dumka	30 km

Villages closest to Bhelaighati

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhelaighati village had a population of 408. That makes it the 35th largest of the 127 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 327 residents.

Bhelaighati village has 211 males and 197 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhelaighati has about 934 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1013.

The pincode recorded for Bhelaighati is 814145. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhelaighati covers 192.69 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bhelaighati falls under Gopikandar tehsil of Dumka district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Bhelaighati is Ambajora Shikaripara, 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 within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Bhelaighati.

Bhelaighati is about 30 km from Dumka in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhelaighati is in Gopikandar tehsil of Dumka district. Gopikandar is about 4.4 km away. Ambajora Shikaripara is about 17 km away. Dumka is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.