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About Belkura Village

Belkura is a mid sized village in Raghunathpur II tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,622, made up of 845 males and 777 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 920 females per 1000 males. The village covers 301.9 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723161, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Belkura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Belkura village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Puruliya
Tehsil Raghunathpur II
Pincode 723161
Area (hectares) 301.9 hectares
Population 1,622
Male Population 845
Female Population 777
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 920
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Belkura compares

By the 2011 count Belkura is the 19th largest of the 89 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,198 residents. Its 301.9 hectares work out to about 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 960.

Getting to Belkura

Belkura is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Belkura as Available within 10+ 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Belkura from other places

Belkura lies about 31 km from Puruliya, and the nearest railway station is Bandhdih, about 12 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 Belkura
Nearest town Chas 8.5 km
Nearest railway station Bandhdih 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Raghunathpur II 31 km
District headquarters Puruliya 31 km

Villages closest to Belkura

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Raghunathpur II 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 Belkura

As per the Census of India 2011, Belkura village had a population of 1,622. That makes it the 19th largest of the 89 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,198 residents.

Belkura village has 845 males and 777 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Belkura has about 920 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 960.

The pincode recorded for Belkura is 723161. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Belkura covers 301.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Belkura falls under Raghunathpur II tehsil of Puruliya district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Belkura is Bandhdih, about 12 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Belkura.

Belkura is about 31 km from Puruliya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Belkura is in Raghunathpur II tehsil of Puruliya district. Chas is about 8.5 km away. Bandhdih is about 12 km away. Raghunathpur II 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 Chandra (15 km), Jaypur (18 km) and Poradih (25 km).

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

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