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About Belpahari Village

Belpahari is a small village in Hiranpur tehsil, in the district of Pakur, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 370, made up of 189 males and 181 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 958 females per 1000 males. The village covers 120.68 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 816104, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Belpahari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Belpahari village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Pakur
Tehsil Hiranpur
Pincode 816104
Area (hectares) 120.68 hectares
Population 370
Male Population 189
Female Population 181
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 958
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 Belpahari compares

By the 2011 count Belpahari is the 70th largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 719 residents. Its 120.68 hectares work out to about 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 995.

Getting to Belpahari

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

Belpahari lies about 13 km from Pakur, and the nearest railway station is Kotalpukur, about 9.1 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 Belpahari
Tehsil headquarters Hiranpur 4.0 km
Nearest railway station Kotalpukur 9.1 km
District headquarters Pakur 13 km

Villages closest to Belpahari

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Belpahari village had a population of 370. That makes it the 70th largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 719 residents.

Belpahari village has 189 males and 181 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Belpahari has about 958 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 995.

The pincode recorded for Belpahari is 816104. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Belpahari covers 120.68 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Belpahari falls under Hiranpur tehsil of Pakur district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Belpahari is Kotalpukur, about 9.1 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 Belpahari.

Belpahari is about 13 km from Pakur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Belpahari is in Hiranpur tehsil of Pakur district. Hiranpur is about 4.0 km away. Kotalpukur is about 9.1 km away. Pakur is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Thungi (under 2 km), Jiajori (under 2 km) and Beldiha (under 2 km).

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

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