About Bhelwadih Village

Bhelwadih is a small village in Ghaghra tehsil, in the district of Gumla, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 306, made up of 154 males and 152 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 987 females per 1000 males. The village covers 573 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835331, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhelwadih Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhelwadih village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Gumla
Tehsil	Ghaghra
Pincode	835331
Area (hectares)	573 hectares
Population	306
Male Population	154
Female Population	152
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	987
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 Bhelwadih compares

By the 2011 count Bhelwadih is the 108th largest of the 119 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 889 residents. Its 573 hectares work out to about 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1002.

Getting to Bhelwadih

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

Bhelwadih lies about 27 km from Gumla, and the nearest railway station is Lohardaga, about 39 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 Bhelwadih
Tehsil headquarters	Ghaghra	16 km
District headquarters	Gumla	27 km
Nearest town	Gumlā	27 km
Nearest railway station	Lohardaga	39 km

Villages closest to Bhelwadih

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhelwadih village had a population of 306. That makes it the 108th largest of the 119 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 889 residents.

Bhelwadih village has 154 males and 152 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhelwadih has about 987 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1002.

The pincode recorded for Bhelwadih is 835331. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhelwadih covers 573 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bhelwadih falls under Ghaghra tehsil of Gumla district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Bhelwadih is Lohardaga, about 39 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 Bhelwadih.

Bhelwadih is about 27 km from Gumla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhelwadih is in Ghaghra tehsil of Gumla district. Ghaghra is about 16 km away. Gumla is about 27 km away. Gumlā is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.