Village · Jama, Dumka
# Belkupi

Belkupi is a village in Jama sub-district of Dumka district, Jharkhand, PIN code 814146. The 2011 Census counted 707 people in 146 households, the 49th largest of 311 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 61.9%.
- 707 people (2011)
- 146 households
- 61.9% literacy
- 814146 PIN code

## Belkupi PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Belkupi is 814146. Belkupi falls in Jama sub-district, Dumka district, Jharkhand.
- PIN code 814146
- Gram panchayat Mahulbona
- Community development block Jama
- Census village code 371725

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Belkupi from nearby towns?
- Belkupi (sub-district HQ) 2 km by road
- Dumka (district HQ) 18 km by road
- Dumka (nearest town) 18 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Belkupi?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Belkupi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Maternity & child welfare centre In village · 1
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Public bus service In village
- ● Private bus service In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Dumka
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Dumka
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Dumka
- ○ Primary health centre 10+ km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 5–10 km
- ○ Post office 10+ km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water hand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011) 10 h summer · 15 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Belkupi known for?

The main crops are rice. About 6% of the 253 hectares of village land is sown, and 2 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Belkupi

Of every 100 households in Belkupi in 2011, 69 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 38 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Belkupi · ■ Jama rural average
- Electricity for lighting 69% 14%
- Toilet within the home 1% 3%
- No toilet (open defecation) 99% 96%
- Tap water 0% 2%
- Drinking water within premises 4% 3%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 1%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 98%
- Use banking services 48% 45%
- Television 4% 7%
- Mobile phone 38% 23%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 4% 7%
- Car / jeep / van 1% 1%
- None of these assets 18% 24%
- Own their home 100% 99%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Belkupi?

■ Belkupi · ■ Jama rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 61.9% 61.9%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1155 982
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1448 981
- Working population 45.8% 50.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 74.8% for men and 50.2% for women. 55% of men and 38% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 115 (35%) · ■ Farm labourers 84 (26%) · ■ Household industry 8 (2%) · ■ Other work 19 (6%) · ■ Marginal 98 (30%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Jama
- Bedia 737 people
- Ganuamarni 735 people
- Hematpur 716 people
- Pipra 710 people
- Chaklotipur 706 people
- Barmasia 705 people
- Ranga 703 people
- Sejakura 699 people

All 320 villages in Jama

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Belkupi? 814146
- How far is Belkupi from Dumka? 18 km by road
- What is the population of Belkupi? 707 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Belkupi in? Dumka district (Jama sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Belkupi? 61.9% (Census 2011)

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