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About Belabar Village

Belabar is a mid sized village in Ketar tehsil, in the district of Garhwa, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,161, made up of 598 males and 563 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 941 females per 1000 males. The village covers 221.3 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822112, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Belabar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Belabar village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Garhwa
Tehsil Ketar
Pincode 822112
Area (hectares) 221.3 hectares
Population 1,161
Male Population 598
Female Population 563
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 941
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Belabar compares

By the 2011 count Belabar is the 18th largest of the 31 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,639 residents. Its 221.3 hectares work out to about 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 934.

Getting to Belabar

Belabar is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Belabar as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Belabar from other places

Belabar lies about 42 km from Garhwa, and the nearest railway station is Nagar Untari, about 22 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 Belabar
Tehsil headquarters Ketar 2.3 km
Nearest railway station Nagar Untari 22 km
District headquarters Garhwa 42 km

Villages closest to Belabar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Belabar village had a population of 1,161. That makes it the 18th largest of the 31 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,639 residents.

Belabar village has 598 males and 563 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Belabar has about 941 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 934.

The pincode recorded for Belabar is 822112. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Belabar covers 221.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Belabar falls under Ketar tehsil of Garhwa district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Belabar is Nagar Untari, about 22 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Belabar.

Belabar is about 42 km from Garhwa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Belabar is in Ketar tehsil of Garhwa district. Ketar is about 2.3 km away. Nagar Untari is about 22 km away. Garhwa is about 42 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nawadih (under 2 km), Makundpur (under 2 km) and Singhpur (1.8 km).

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

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