About Belbuni Village

Belbuni is a mid sized village in Ranishwar tehsil, in the district of Dumka, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 540, made up of 270 males and 270 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 259 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814148, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Belbuni Overview

Census 2011 figures for Belbuni village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Dumka
Tehsil	Ranishwar
Pincode	814148
Area (hectares)	259 hectares
Population	540
Male Population	270
Female Population	270
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,000
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Belbuni compares

By the 2011 count Belbuni is the 57th largest of the 185 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 526 residents. Its 259 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1010.

Getting to Belbuni

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

Belbuni lies about 28 km from Dumka, and the nearest railway station is Harinsing, about 11 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 Belbuni
Nearest railway station	Harinsing	11 km
Tehsil headquarters	Ranishwar	28 km
District headquarters	Dumka	28 km

Villages closest to Belbuni

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Belbuni village had a population of 540. That makes it the 57th largest of the 185 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 526 residents.

Belbuni village has 270 males and 270 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Belbuni has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1010.

The pincode recorded for Belbuni is 814148. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Belbuni covers 259 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Belbuni falls under Ranishwar tehsil of Dumka district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Belbuni is Harinsing, about 11 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 5 - 10 km distance for Belbuni.

Belbuni is about 28 km from Dumka in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Belbuni is in Ranishwar tehsil of Dumka district. Harinsing is about 11 km away. Ranishwar is about 28 km away. Dumka is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.