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Revenue village·Sonua block·West Singhbhum

Belpos

Sonua mandal
Pincode 833105
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Festival

Ganesh Chaturthi

Belpos observes Ganesh Chaturthi on Monday, 14 September 2026, along with the rest of Jharkhand.

14 SeptObserved in 29 states

Temples near Belpos

  • Shiv Mandir · 1.5 km

Named places of worship on record

When the idol is immersed

The idol is kept for one and a half, three, five, seven days or until Anant Chaturdashi — it is a family custom rather than a rule, and community mandapams usually keep it longest.

Kept forImmersion
One and a half daysTue, 15 September
Three daysThu, 17 September
Five daysSat, 19 September
Seven daysMon, 21 September
Anant ChaturdashiWed, 23 SeptemberThe day most community mandapams immerse
Use the designated immersion point

Many gram panchayats and municipalities set aside a pond or a marked stretch of tank for immersion. Ask at the panchayat office — it changes year to year, and a drinking-water tank or a farm pond is not an alternative.

Unpainted clay dissolves, plaster of Paris does not

A clay idol breaks down in water within hours. Plaster of Paris does not, and the paints carry heavy metals, so idols accumulate in tanks and rivers after immersion. Pollution control boards in most states now ask for clay for exactly this reason.

Someone should be watching the water, not the idol

Immersion points get crowded and the bank is slippery after the monsoon. Children go into the water at these gatherings every year. Keep one person watching the water rather than the procession.

Take the accessories home

Thermocol, plastic sheeting, cloth and metal ornaments do not belong in the tank even when the idol itself is clay. Most organised immersion points now have a collection bin at the bank for them.

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Mapped via ECI-published constituency boundary (mandal centroid containment, Datameet)
Village snapshot

Quick panchayat-at-a-glance

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Belpos is a village in Sonua mandal, West Singhbhum district, Jharkhand. It has a population of 313 across 63 households with a literacy rate of 54%.

GN
Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
Gunwant Nayak
Contact: 91****3795
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LGD code
376947
Pincode
833105
Post office
Sonua
Population
313
Households
63
Literacy rate
54%
Sex ratio
909 ♀/1000♂
Workers
219
Distance to district centre
80 km
Distance to mandal centre
171 km
Distance to Ranchi
92 km
Distance to Kolkata
300 km
Nearest railway station
Tunia · 3 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Dr Pradhans Health Center · 7 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Belpos compares

By population, Belpos ranks #78 of 107 villages in Sonua mandal.

Literacy rate
%
54.0%
+4.9% vs mandal average
Belpos
54.0%
Sonua mandal
49.1%
West Singhbhum district
48.4%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
909
−104 vs mandal average
Belpos
909
Sonua mandal
1,013
Household size
people per home
5.0
+0.3 vs mandal average
Belpos
5.0
Sonua mandal
4.7

Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).

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Belpos at a glance

Belpos is a village of 313 people in 63 households (Census 2011) in Sonua block, West Singhbhum district, Jharkhand, the 78th-largest of 107 villages in Sonua block. Literacy is 54%, 5 points above the block average of 49% and the sex ratio is 909 women per 1,000 men. It lies 80 km from the West Singhbhum district centre, 3 km from Tunia railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 833105, served by Sonua post office; the LGD village code is 376947. The nearest hospital or health centre is Dr Pradhans Health Center, 7 km away. The sarpanch is Gunwant Nayak, and the village votes in Sindri assembly constituency, represented by MLA Chandradeo Mahato Alias Bablu Mahato. The population is estimated at 369 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

Gram panchayat: Baljodi

Nearby villages compared

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Belpos · this village31354%
Tunia · Sonua78169%0.8 km W
Kula · Goilkera1,35947%3.5 km SW
Amrai · Goilkera1,04139%3.7 km E
Amrai · Khuntpani74049%3.7 km E
Sonua · Sonua1,48070%6.8 km N
Goilkera · Rania37257%6.7 km W

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Belpos

Treated tap water
Yes
Untreated tap water
No
Well water
No
Hand pump
Yes
Tube well / borewell
No
Electricity for homes
Yes
Electricity for farms
No
Power hours (summer)
6
Power hours (winter)
5
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
0
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
Yes
ASHA worker
Yes
Fair-price shop
Yes
Mandi / regular market
Yes
Weekly haat
Yes
Nearest statutory town
CHAKRADHARPUR
Distance to nearest town (km)
33
Distance to district HQ (km)
60
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
8
All-weather road
Yes
Gram panchayat (2011)
BALJODI
Total area (ha)
29.11
Irrigated area (ha)
6
Forest area (ha)
0

Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.

Notice board · Belpos

No notices this week

Water supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.

Key facts — Belpos

LGD code
376947
Pincode
833105
Post office
Sonua
Population (Census 2011)
313
Population (projected 2026)
369
Households
63
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
909
Literacy rate
54.0%
Coordinates
22.52393°N, 85.44128°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Dhanbad
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Sindri
Member of Parliament
Dulu Mahato
Member of Legislative Assembly
Chandradeo Mahato Alias Bablu Mahato
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
Gunwant Nayak
Block / Mandal
Sonua
Getting there

How to reach Belpos

Mandal centre
Sonua · ≈ 171 km
≈ 5 h 52 min by car · 6 h 58 min by bike
Directions
District centre
West Singhbhum · ≈ 80 km
≈ 2 h 45 min by car · 3 h 16 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Ranchi92 kmcapital
  • Kolkata300 km
  • Hyderabad924 km
  • Delhi1067 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationTunia3 km
  • Hospital / PHCDr Pradhans Health Center7 km
  • ATM / bankState Bank of India38 km
  • Petrol pumpIndian Oil Petrol Pump25 km
  • Police stationJhikpani Police Station37 km
Places of worship · within 5 km

Temples & shrines near Belpos

1 Temple mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.

Education · within 5 km

Schools & colleges near Belpos

2 mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors, nearest first. Government school lists (UDISE) will replace this when loaded.

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Sources & freshness
  • Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
  • Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
  • Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-14
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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