About Beliatore

Beliatore (Bengali: ) is a census town in Bankura District in the state of West Bengal, India. Beliatore was the birth place of the artist Jamini Roy who was born here on 11 April 1887. Beliatore is located at 2320N 8713E / 23.33N 87.22E / 23.33; 87.22. It has an average elevation of 79metres (259feet).It is situated by the River Shali. As of 2001 India census, Beliatore had a population of 5653. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Beliatore has an average literacy rate of 74%, 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. Sunil Khan, MP, has raised in parliament the question of extending the Bankura Damodar Railway from Beliatore to Durgapur, via Barjora 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...