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About Beldanga Village

Beldanga is a small village in Barharwa tehsil, in the district of Sahibganj, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 265, made up of 129 males and 136 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,054 females per 1000 males. The village covers 15.53 hectares hectares.

Beldanga Overview

Census 2011 figures for Beldanga village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Sahibganj
Tehsil Barharwa
Area (hectares) 15.53 hectares
Population 265
Male Population 129
Female Population 136
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,054
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available
Nearest Railway Station Available

How Beldanga compares

By the 2011 count Beldanga is the 104th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,070 residents. Its 15.53 hectares work out to about 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 950.

Getting to Beldanga

Beldanga 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 Beldanga as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Beldanga from other places

Beldanga lies about 48 km from Sahibganj, and the nearest railway station is Bonidanga, about 6.7 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 Beldanga
Nearest town Farakka 6.5 km
Nearest railway station Bonidanga 6.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Barharwa 8.2 km
District headquarters Sahibganj 48 km

Villages closest to Beldanga

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Beldanga village had a population of 265. That makes it the 104th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,070 residents.

Beldanga village has 129 males and 136 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Beldanga has about 1054 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 950.

Beldanga covers 15.53 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Beldanga falls under Barharwa tehsil of Sahibganj district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Beldanga is Bonidanga, about 6.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available for Beldanga.

Beldanga is about 48 km from Sahibganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Beldanga is in Barharwa tehsil of Sahibganj district. Farakka is about 6.5 km away. Bonidanga is about 6.7 km away. Barharwa is about 8.2 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kalu (under 2 km), Kasbasirasin (under 2 km) and Sirasing (under 2 km).

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

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