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Swarm Attacks Claim 4 Lives In A Month In Jharkhand's Giridih Village; Wasp Species Yet To Be Confirmed
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Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
SAHDEV YADAV
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- LGD code
- 352352
- Pincode
- 825324
- Post office
- Palounjia
- Population
- 443
- Households
- 72
- Literacy rate
- 44.9%
- Sex ratio
- 1140 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 113
Census 2011 · in context
How Belna compares
By population, Belna ranks #126 of 181 villages in Birni mandal.
Literacy rate
%
44.9%
−4.5% vs mandal average
Belna44.9%
Birni mandal49.4%
Giridih district51.3%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,140
+167 vs mandal average
Belna1,140
Birni mandal973
Household size
people per home
6.2
−0.1 vs mandal average
Belna6.2
Birni mandal6.3
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Belna at a glance
Belna is a village of 443 people in 72 households (Census 2011) in Birni block, Giridih district, Jharkhand, the 126th-largest of 181 villages in Birni block. Literacy is 45%, 5 points below the block average of 49% and the sex ratio is 1,140 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 825324, served by Palounjia post office; the LGD village code is 352352. The sarpanch is SAHDEV YADAV, and the village votes in Gandey assembly constituency, represented by MLA Kalpana Murmu Soren. The population is estimated at 522 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Belna
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- No
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Electricity for homes
- No
- Electricity for farms
- No
- Power hours (summer)
- 0
- Power hours (winter)
- 0
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 0
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 1
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 1
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- No
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- No
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- GIRIDIH
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 40
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 40
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 15
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- BARADIH
- Total area (ha)
- 65
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 0.87
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Belna
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Key facts — Belna
- LGD code
- 352352
- Pincode
- 825324
- Post office
- Palounjia
- Population (Census 2011)
- 443
- Population (projected 2026)
- 522
- Households
- 72
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1140
- Literacy rate
- 44.9%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Kodarma
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Gandey
- Member of Parliament
- Annpurna Devi
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Kalpana Murmu Soren
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- SAHDEV YADAV
- Block / Mandal
- Birni
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- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-09-23
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-14
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