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About Bhelwa Village

Bhelwa is a mid sized village in Gawan tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 942, made up of 495 males and 447 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 903 females per 1000 males. The village covers 24.87 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 815313, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhelwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhelwa village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Giridih
Tehsil Gawan
Pincode 815313
Area (hectares) 24.87 hectares
Population 942
Male Population 495
Female Population 447
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 903
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 Bhelwa compares

By the 2011 count Bhelwa is the 28th largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 849 residents. Its 24.87 hectares work out to about 38 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 971.

Getting to Bhelwa

Bhelwa is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Bhelwa 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 Bhelwa from other places

Bhelwa lies about 63 km from Giridih, and the nearest railway station is Dhanwar, 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 Bhelwa
Tehsil headquarters Gawan 2.4 km
Nearest railway station Dhanwar 22 km
Nearest town Kodarma 34 km
District headquarters Giridih 63 km

Villages closest to Bhelwa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhelwa village had a population of 942. That makes it the 28th largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 849 residents.

Bhelwa village has 495 males and 447 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhelwa has about 903 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 971.

The pincode recorded for Bhelwa is 815313. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhelwa covers 24.87 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 38 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Bhelwa falls under Gawan tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Bhelwa is Dhanwar, 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 Bhelwa.

Bhelwa is about 63 km from Giridih in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhelwa is in Gawan tehsil of Giridih district. Gawan is about 2.4 km away. Dhanwar is about 22 km away. Kodarma is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Badidih (under 2 km), Beonk (under 2 km) and Patna (under 2 km).

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

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