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About Belgara Village

Belgara is a mid sized village in Chandwa tehsil, in the district of Latehar, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 985, made up of 505 males and 480 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 950 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1344 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822126, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Belgara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Belgara village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Latehar
Tehsil Chandwa
Pincode 822126
Area (hectares) 1344 hectares
Population 985
Male Population 505
Female Population 480
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 950
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 Belgara compares

By the 2011 count Belgara is the 32nd largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,073 residents. Its 1344 hectares work out to about 0.7 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 967.

Getting to Belgara

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

Belgara lies about 46 km from Latehar, and the nearest railway station is McCluskieganj, about 3.3 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 Belgara
Nearest railway station McCluskieganj 3.3 km
Nearest town Khalāri 8.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Chandwa 20 km
District headquarters Latehar 46 km

Villages closest to Belgara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Belgara village had a population of 985. That makes it the 32nd largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,073 residents.

Belgara village has 505 males and 480 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Belgara has about 950 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 967.

The pincode recorded for Belgara is 822126. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Belgara covers 1344 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Belgara falls under Chandwa tehsil of Latehar district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Belgara is McCluskieganj, about 3.3 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 Belgara.

Belgara is about 46 km from Latehar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Belgara is in Chandwa tehsil of Latehar district. McCluskieganj is about 3.3 km away. Khalāri is about 8.5 km away. Chandwa is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Barwatoli (4.0 km), Marma (4.5 km) and Kali (5.8 km).

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

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