About Beko Village

Beko is a mid sized village in Dhanwar tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 714, made up of 343 males and 371 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,082 females per 1000 males. The village covers 144.42 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825318, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Beko Overview

Census 2011 figures for Beko village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Giridih
Tehsil	Dhanwar
Pincode	825318
Area (hectares)	144.42 hectares
Population	714
Male Population	343
Female Population	371
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,082
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 Beko compares

By the 2011 count Beko is the 123rd largest of the 248 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 959 residents. Its 144.42 hectares work out to about 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 933.

Getting to Beko

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

Beko lies about 47 km from Giridih, and the nearest railway station is Dasra Halt BH, about 9.2 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 Beko
Nearest railway station	Dasra Halt BH	9.2 km
Nearest town	Barki Saria	16 km
Tehsil headquarters	Dhanwar	16 km
District headquarters	Giridih	47 km

Villages closest to Beko

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Beko village had a population of 714. That makes it the 123rd largest of the 248 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 959 residents.

Beko village has 343 males and 371 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Beko has about 1082 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 933.

The pincode recorded for Beko is 825318. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Beko covers 144.42 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Beko falls under Dhanwar tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Beko is Dasra Halt BH, about 9.2 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 Beko.

Beko is about 47 km from Giridih in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Beko is in Dhanwar tehsil of Giridih district. Dasra Halt BH is about 9.2 km away. Barki Saria is about 16 km away. Dhanwar is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.