About Bes Village

Bes is a mid sized village in Katamdag tehsil, in the district of Hazaribagh, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,563, made up of 792 males and 771 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 973 females per 1000 males. The village covers 809 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825301, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bes Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bes village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Hazaribagh
Tehsil	Katamdag
Pincode	825301
Area (hectares)	809 hectares
Population	1,563
Male Population	792
Female Population	771
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	973
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 Bes compares

By the 2011 count Bes is the 18th largest of the 46 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,503 residents. Its 809 hectares work out to about 1.9 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, much in line with the tehsil average of 962.

Getting to Bes

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

Bes lies about 11 km from Hazaribagh, and the nearest railway station is Bes, about under 2 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 Bes
Nearest railway station	Bes	under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters	Katamdag	11 km
District headquarters	Hazaribagh	11 km
Nearest town	Hazāribāgh	11 km

Villages closest to Bes

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bes village had a population of 1,563. That makes it the 18th largest of the 46 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,503 residents.

Bes village has 792 males and 771 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bes has about 973 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 962.

The pincode recorded for Bes is 825301. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bes covers 809 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bes falls under Katamdag tehsil of Hazaribagh district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Bes is Bes, about under 2 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 Bes.

Bes is about 11 km from Hazaribagh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bes is in Katamdag tehsil of Hazaribagh district. Bes is about under 2 km away. Katamdag is about 11 km away. Hazaribagh is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.