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About Chhota Belma Village

Chhota Belma is a small village in Majhgaon tehsil, in the district of Pashchimi Singhbhum, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 257, made up of 110 males and 147 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,336 females per 1000 males. The village covers 297 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 833214, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chhota Belma Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chhota Belma village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Pashchimi Singhbhum
Tehsil Majhgaon
Pincode 833214
Area (hectares) 297 hectares
Population 257
Male Population 110
Female Population 147
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,336
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Chhota Belma compares

By the 2011 count Chhota Belma is the 80th largest of the 86 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 837 residents. Its 297 hectares work out to about 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1023.

Getting to Chhota Belma

Chhota Belma is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Chhota Belma as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chhota Belma from other places

Chhota Belma lies about 66 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum, and the nearest railway station is Badampahar, about 23 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 Chhota Belma
Tehsil headquarters Majhgaon 7.4 km
Nearest railway station Badampahar 23 km
Nearest town Karanjiā 31 km
District headquarters Pashchimi Singhbhum 66 km

Villages closest to Chhota Belma

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Majhgaon 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 Chhota Belma

As per the Census of India 2011, Chhota Belma village had a population of 257. That makes it the 80th largest of the 86 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 837 residents.

Chhota Belma village has 110 males and 147 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chhota Belma has about 1336 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1023.

The pincode recorded for Chhota Belma is 833214. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chhota Belma covers 297 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Chhota Belma falls under Majhgaon tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Chhota Belma is Badampahar, about 23 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Chhota Belma.

Chhota Belma is about 66 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chhota Belma is in Majhgaon tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district. Majhgaon is about 7.4 km away. Badampahar is about 23 km away. Karanjiā is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bara Belma (1.6 km), Punduaburu (2.6 km) and Dindiburu (2.8 km).

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

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