About Belai Village

Belai is a large village in Forbesganj tehsil, in the district of Araria, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,011, made up of 2,081 males and 1,930 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 927 females per 1000 males. The village covers 573 hectares hectares.

Belai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Belai village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Araria
Tehsil	Forbesganj
Area (hectares)	573 hectares
Population	4,011
Male Population	2,081
Female Population	1,930
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	927
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Belai compares

By the 2011 count Belai is the 35th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 3,626 residents. Its 573 hectares work out to about 7.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 921.

Getting to Belai

Belai is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Belai as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Belai from other places

Belai lies about 22 km from Araria, and the nearest railway station is Gogipothia Halt, about 3.8 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Belai
Nearest railway station	Gogipothia Halt	3.8 km
Nearest town	Shahbazpur	7.3 km
Tehsil headquarters	Forbesganj	8.5 km
District headquarters	Araria	22 km

Villages closest to Belai

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Forbesganj tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

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Common questions about Belai

As per the Census of India 2011, Belai village had a population of 4,011. That makes it the 35th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,626 residents.

Belai village has 2,081 males and 1,930 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Belai has about 927 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 921.

Belai covers 573 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Belai falls under Forbesganj tehsil of Araria district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Belai is Gogipothia Halt, about 3.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Belai.

Belai is about 22 km from Araria in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Belai is in Forbesganj tehsil of Araria district. Gogipothia Halt is about 3.8 km away. Shahbazpur is about 7.3 km away. Forbesganj is about 8.5 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.