Belpahari

Belpahari
Village
Belpahari
Location in West Bengal, India
Belpahari
Belpahari (India)
Coordinates: 22°37′59″N 86°45′53″E / 22.6331°N 86.7646°E / 22.6331; 86.7646Coordinates: 22°37′59″N 86°45′53″E / 22.6331°N 86.7646°E / 22.6331; 86.7646
Country  India
State West Bengal
District Jhargram
Subdivision Jhargram
Languages
 • Official Bengali, English
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
ISO 3166 code IN-WB
Vehicle registration WB-49/WB-50
Website wb.gov.in

Belpahari is a tribal village, with a police station, in the Binpur II block in the Jhargram subdivision of the Jhargram district.

It has been in frontline frequently for the killings of Communist Party of India (Marxist) leaders and supporters repeatedly by the Communist Party of India (Maoist) guerrillas.

Demographics

As per 2011 Census of India Belpahari had a total population of 1,863 of which 908 (49%) were males and 955 (51%) were females. Population below 6 years was 224. The total number of literates in Belpahari was 1,245 (76 % of the population over 6 years).[1]

CD Block HQ

The headquarters of Binpur II CD Block are located at Belpahari. [2]

Police station

Belpahari police station has jurisdiction over a part of Binpur II CD Block.[3][4]

Transport

State Highway 5 (West Bengal) running from Rupnarayanpur (in Bardhaman district) to Junput (in Purba Medinipur district) passes through Belpahari.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "2011 Census – Primary Census Abstract Data Tables". West Bengal – District-wise. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 15 September 2016.
  2. ↑ "District Census Handbook: Paschim Medinipur" (PDF). Map of Paschim Medinipur with CD Block HQs and Police Stations (on the fifth page). Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal, 2011. Retrieved 20 November 2016.
  3. ↑ "District Statistical Handbook 2014 Paschim Medinipur". Tables 2.1, 2.2. Department of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 14 October 2016.
  4. ↑ "District at a Glance". Paschim Medinipur District Police. Retrieved 27 October 2016.
  5. ↑ "List of State Highways in West Bengal". West Bengal Traffic Police. Retrieved 22 September 2016.
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