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About Belatanr Village

Belatanr is a mid sized village in Gande tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,258, made up of 651 males and 607 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 932 females per 1000 males. The village covers 404 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 815312, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Belatanr Overview

Census 2011 figures for Belatanr village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Giridih
Tehsil Gande
Pincode 815312
Area (hectares) 404 hectares
Population 1,258
Male Population 651
Female Population 607
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 932
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Belatanr compares

By the 2011 count Belatanr is the 31st largest of the 243 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 659 residents. Its 404 hectares work out to about 3.1 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 945.

Getting to Belatanr

The census records public bus service for Belatanr 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Belatanr from other places

Belatanr lies about 14 km from Giridih, and the nearest railway station is Maheshmunda Junction, 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 Belatanr
Tehsil headquarters Gande 3.8 km
Nearest railway station Maheshmunda Junction 11 km
District headquarters Giridih 14 km

Villages closest to Belatanr

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Belatanr village had a population of 1,258. That makes it the 31st largest of the 243 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 659 residents.

Belatanr village has 651 males and 607 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Belatanr has about 932 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 945.

The pincode recorded for Belatanr is 815312. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Belatanr covers 404 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Belatanr falls under Gande tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Belatanr is Maheshmunda Junction, about 11 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 Belatanr.

Belatanr is about 14 km from Giridih in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Belatanr is in Gande tehsil of Giridih district. Gande is about 3.8 km away. Maheshmunda Junction is about 11 km away. Giridih is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dokidih (under 2 km), Champapur (under 2 km) and Irchitta (under 2 km).

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

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