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About Belaura Village

Belaura is a large village in Sonbhadra Banshi Suryapur tehsil, in the district of Arwal, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,538, made up of 1,310 males and 1,228 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 937 females per 1000 males. The village covers 286 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 824203, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Belaura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Belaura village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Arwal
Tehsil Sonbhadra Banshi Suryapur
Pincode 824203
Area (hectares) 286 hectares
Population 2,538
Male Population 1,310
Female Population 1,228
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 937
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Belaura compares

By the 2011 count Belaura is the 8th largest of the 42 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,854 residents. Its 286 hectares work out to about 8.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 957.

Getting to Belaura

Belaura is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Belaura as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Belaura from other places

Belaura lies about 9.4 km from Arwal, and the nearest railway station is Garhani, about 21 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 Belaura
Tehsil headquarters Sonbhadra Banshi Suryapur 9.4 km
District headquarters Arwal 9.4 km
Nearest railway station Garhani 21 km

Villages closest to Belaura

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sonbhadra Banshi Suryapur 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.

Common questions about Belaura

As per the Census of India 2011, Belaura village had a population of 2,538. That makes it the 8th largest of the 42 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,854 residents.

Belaura village has 1,310 males and 1,228 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Belaura has about 937 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 957.

The pincode recorded for Belaura is 824203. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Belaura covers 286 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Belaura falls under Sonbhadra Banshi Suryapur tehsil of Arwal district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Belaura is Garhani, about 21 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 <5 km distance for Belaura.

Belaura is about 9.4 km from Arwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Belaura is in Sonbhadra Banshi Suryapur tehsil of Arwal district. Sonbhadra Banshi Suryapur is about 9.4 km away. Arwal is about 9.4 km away. Garhani is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dharampur (9.3 km), Ghazipur (11 km) and Bhagwatipur (14 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Belaura today is likely to be higher.

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