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About Beldih Village

Beldih is a mid sized village in Gande tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 590, made up of 303 males and 287 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 947 females per 1000 males. The village covers 165 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 815312, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Beldih Overview

Census 2011 figures for Beldih village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Giridih
Tehsil Gande
Pincode 815312
Area (hectares) 165 hectares
Population 590
Male Population 303
Female Population 287
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 947
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Beldih compares

By the 2011 count Beldih is the 94th largest of the 243 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 659 residents. Its 165 hectares work out to about 3.6 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 Beldih

Beldih is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Beldih 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 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Beldih from other places

Beldih lies about 13 km from Giridih, and the nearest railway station is Maheshmunda Junction, about 8.0 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 Beldih
Tehsil headquarters Gande under 2 km
Nearest railway station Maheshmunda Junction 8.0 km
District headquarters Giridih 13 km

Villages closest to Beldih

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 Beldih

As per the Census of India 2011, Beldih village had a population of 590. That makes it the 94th largest of the 243 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 659 residents.

Beldih village has 303 males and 287 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Beldih has about 947 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 Beldih is 815312. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Beldih covers 165 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Beldih falls under Gande tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Beldih is Maheshmunda Junction, about 8.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Beldih.

Beldih is about 13 km from Giridih in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Beldih is in Gande tehsil of Giridih district. Gande is about under 2 km away. Maheshmunda Junction is about 8.0 km away. Giridih is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Haripaldih (under 2 km), Charakmara (under 2 km) and Mohandih (under 2 km).

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

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