Bhelwaghati is a village in the
Deori CD block in the
Khori Mahuwa subdivision of the
Giridih district in the
India
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state
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Jharkhand
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Geography
Location
Bhelwaghati is located at .
Area overview
Giridih district is a part of the
Chota Nagpur plateau
The Chota Nagpur Plateau () is a plateau in eastern India, which covers much of Jharkhand state as well as adjacent parts of Chhattisgarh, Odisha, West Bengal and Bihar. The Indo-Gangetic plain lies to the north and east of the plateau, and th ...
, with rocky soil and extensive forests. Most of the rivers in the district flow from the west to east, except in the northern portion where the rivers flow north and north west. The
Pareshnath Hill rises to a height of . The district has coal and mica mines. It is an overwhelmingly rural district with small pockets of urbanisation.
Note: The map alongside presents some of the notable locations in the district. All places marked in the map are linked in the larger full screen map.
Demographics
According to the
2011 Census of India, Bhelwaghati had total population of 2,032, of which 1,064 (52%) were males and 968 (48%) were females. Population in the age range 0–6 years was 423. The total number of literate persons in Bhelwaghati was 777 (48.29% of the population over 6 years).
Civic administration
Police station
Bhelwaghati police station serves the Deori CD block.
References
{{Giridih District
Villages in Giridih district