Village · Shikaripara, Dumka
# Bhelatanr

Bhelatanr is a village in Shikaripara sub-district of Dumka district, Jharkhand, PIN code 816103. The 2011 Census counted 784 people in 171 households, the 54th largest of 242 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 48.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 57.1%.
- 784 people (2011)
- 171 households
- 48.1% literacy
- 816103 PIN code

## Bhelatanr PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Bhelatanr is 816103. Bhelatanr falls in Shikaripara sub-district, Dumka district, Jharkhand.
- PIN code 816103
- Gram panchayat Jhunki
- Community development block Shikaripara
- Census village code 371008

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

## How far is Bhelatanr from nearby towns?
- Shikaripara (sub-district HQ) 21 km by road
- Dumka (district HQ) 40 km by road
- Dumka (nearest town) 40 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Bhelatanr?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Bhelatanr; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 2 govt
- ● Middle school In village · 1 govt
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Shikaripara
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Shikaripara
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Dumka
- ○ Primary health centre 10+ km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Post office under 5 km
- ○ Public bus service 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

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

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Bhelatanr known for?

The main crops are rice. About 33% of the 315 hectares of village land is sown, and 11 hectares are irrigated.

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

## Homes and amenities in Bhelatanr

Of every 100 households in Bhelatanr in 2011, 0 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 3 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Bhelatanr · ■ Shikaripara rural average
- Electricity for lighting 0% 7%
- Toilet within the home 2% 5%
- No toilet (open defecation) 98% 93%
- Tap water 1% 3%
- Drinking water within premises 0% 5%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 1%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 99% 97%
- Use banking services 2% 24%
- Television 0% 7%
- Mobile phone 3% 20%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 1% 7%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 1%
- None of these assets 73% 31%
- Own their home 99% 99%

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

## What is the population of Bhelatanr?

■ Bhelatanr · ■ Shikaripara rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 48.1% 57.1%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 975 1000
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1076 968
- Working population 56.4% 43.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 58.9% for men and 36.7% for women. 56% of men and 57% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 12 (3%) · ■ Farm labourers 10 (2%) · ■ Other work 35 (8%) · ■ Marginal 385 (87%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Shikaripara
- Jabardaha 801 people
- Bara Chapiria 800 people
- Kurumtanr 793 people
- Kulkulidonga 790 people
- Bhuktandih 768 people
- Bankijor 748 people
- Jambad 734 people
- Simalti 728 people

All 261 villages in Shikaripara

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Bhelatanr? 816103
- How far is Bhelatanr from Dumka? 40 km by road
- What is the population of Bhelatanr? 784 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bhelatanr in? Dumka district (Shikaripara sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Bhelatanr? 48.1% (Census 2011)

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