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About Belna Village

Belna is a small village in Birni tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 443, made up of 207 males and 236 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,140 females per 1000 males. The village covers 65 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825324, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Belna Overview

Census 2011 figures for Belna village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Giridih
Tehsil Birni
Pincode 825324
Area (hectares) 65 hectares
Population 443
Male Population 207
Female Population 236
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,140
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 Belna compares

By the 2011 count Belna is the 123rd largest of the 166 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 996 residents. Its 65 hectares work out to about 6.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 986.

Getting to Belna

Belna is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Belna 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 Belna from other places

Belna lies about 73 km from Giridih, and the nearest railway station is Chaura BH, about 10 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 Belna
Nearest town Jamūī 9.4 km
Nearest railway station Chaura BH 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Birni 19 km
District headquarters Giridih 73 km

Villages closest to Belna

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Belna village had a population of 443. That makes it the 123rd largest of the 166 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 996 residents.

Belna village has 207 males and 236 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Belna has about 1140 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 986.

The pincode recorded for Belna is 825324. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Belna covers 65 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Belna falls under Birni tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Belna is Chaura BH, about 10 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 Belna.

Belna is about 73 km from Giridih in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Belna is in Birni tehsil of Giridih district. Jamūī is about 9.4 km away. Chaura BH is about 10 km away. Birni is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dharampur (2.8 km), Chano (4.1 km) and Dhab (4.4 km).

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

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