Beliatore

Beliatore বেলিয়াতোড়
Town
Beliatore Location in West Bengal, India
Coordinates: 23°20′N 87°13′E / 23.33°N 87.22°E / 23.33; 87.22Coordinates: 23°20′N 87°13′E / 23.33°N 87.22°E / 23.33; 87.22
Country	India
State	West Bengal
District	Bankura
Elevation	79 m (259 ft)
Population (2011)
• Total	6,463
Languages
• Official	Bengali, English
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN	722203
Telephone code	03241 vehicle_code_range =
Website	bankura.gov.in

Beliatore is a census town in Bankura District in the state of West Bengal, India.

Beliatore was the birthplace of the artist Jamini Roy who was born here on 11 April 1887.^[1]

Geography

Beliatore is located at 23°20′N 87°13′E / 23.33°N 87.22°E / 23.33; 87.22.^[2] It has an average elevation of 79 metres (259 feet).It is situated by the River Shali.

Demographics

As of 2011 India census,^[3] Beliatore had a population of 6,463. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Beliatore has an average literacy rate of 77.51%, higher than the national average of 59.5%; with 55% of the literates being male and 45% being female. 10% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Transport

Sunil Khan, MP, has raised in parliament the question of extending the Bankura Damodar Railway from Beliatore to Durgapur, via Barjora^[4] A preliminary engineering-cum-traffic survey was conducted in July 1998 for construction of a new line from Beliatore to Durgapur. As per the survey report, the cost of construction of this 28 km long line was assessed as Rs. 90.64 crore at the then price level with a negative rate of return. The proposal could not be considered due to acute constraint of resources and heavy throw-forward of ongoing projects. This information was given by the Minister of State for Railways R. Velu a written reply to a question from Sunil Khan in the Lok Sabha.^[5]

But BDR is ran through from 2005 not towards Durgapur,but upto Rinagar(2005 upto Sonamukhi).It will run upto Mashagram in 2012 -13(station of Howrah Burdwan chord line). Beliatore is well connected to nearby cities and towns through Bus services which include both private and government operators.State highway 8 & 9 pass through Beliatore.

Beliatore is 23 Km. fro Durgapur rail station and 22 Km. fro bankura town.

Culture

Beliatore is famous for mecha sandesh, a combination of chhatu, chhana, khoya, sugar and ghee^[6] and the art of wooden bead things.^[7] There is 2 main festvals one is Dharmaraj jiu gajan (festival of goddess Dharmaraj) and another is Dol Prurnima mela(locally called Kallacher mela).

Education There is one higher secondary school For boys(HS for coed),1 girls high school,and 1 Under graduate degree college named Jamini Roy college.

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