Skip to main content

About Belpahari Village

Belpahari is a small village in Raipur tehsil, in the district of Bankura, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 466, made up of 239 males and 227 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 950 females per 1000 males. The village covers 223.54 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 722134, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Belpahari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Belpahari village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Bankura
Tehsil Raipur
Pincode 722134
Area (hectares) 223.54 hectares
Population 466
Male Population 239
Female Population 227
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 950
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 128th largest of the 192 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 841 residents. Its 223.54 hectares work out to about 2.1 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 978.

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 74 km from Bankura, and the nearest railway station is Kanimahuli, about 17 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
Nearest railway station Kanimahuli 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Raipur 27 km
Nearest town Ghātsīla 30 km
District headquarters Bankura 74 km

Villages closest to Belpahari

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Raipur 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 466. That makes it the 128th largest of the 192 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 841 residents.

Belpahari village has 239 males and 227 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Belpahari 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 978.

The pincode recorded for Belpahari is 722134. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Belpahari covers 223.54 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Belpahari falls under Raipur tehsil of Bankura district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Belpahari is Kanimahuli, about 17 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 74 km from Bankura in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Belpahari is in Raipur tehsil of Bankura district. Kanimahuli is about 17 km away. Raipur is about 27 km away. Ghātsīla is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Narayanpur (5.0 km), Phulkusma (14 km) and Jambani (15 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.

Our Blogs Blogs

Explore the beauty of india and villages of india with our blog.