About Belkapi Village

Belkapi is one of the larger villages in Barkatha tehsil, in the district of Hazaribagh, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 7,979, made up of 4,171 males and 3,808 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 913 females per 1000 males. The village covers 557 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825323, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Belkapi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Belkapi village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Hazaribagh
Tehsil	Barkatha
Pincode	825323
Area (hectares)	557 hectares
Population	7,979
Male Population	4,171
Female Population	3,808
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	913
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 Belkapi compares

By the 2011 count Belkapi is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,483 residents. Its 557 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 968.

Getting to Belkapi

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

Belkapi lies about 34 km from Hazaribagh, and the nearest railway station is Parsabad, about 19 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 Belkapi
Nearest railway station	Parsabad	19 km
Nearest town	Barki Saria	25 km
Tehsil headquarters	Barkatha	34 km
District headquarters	Hazaribagh	34 km

Villages closest to Belkapi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Belkapi village had a population of 7,979. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,483 residents.

Belkapi village has 4,171 males and 3,808 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Belkapi has about 913 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 968.

The pincode recorded for Belkapi is 825323. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Belkapi covers 557 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Belkapi falls under Barkatha tehsil of Hazaribagh district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Belkapi is Parsabad, about 19 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 Belkapi.

Belkapi is about 34 km from Hazaribagh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Belkapi is in Barkatha tehsil of Hazaribagh district. Parsabad is about 19 km away. Barki Saria is about 25 km away. Barkatha is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.