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About Bhelwa Village

Bhelwa is a mid sized village in Barun tehsil, in the district of Aurangabad, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 757, made up of 391 males and 366 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 936 females per 1000 males. The village covers 30 hectares hectares.

Bhelwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhelwa village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Aurangabad
Tehsil Barun
Area (hectares) 30 hectares
Population 757
Male Population 391
Female Population 366
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 936
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhelwa compares

By the 2011 count Bhelwa is the 92nd largest of the 174 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,091 residents. Its 30 hectares work out to about 25 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 924.

Getting to Bhelwa

Bhelwa is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Bhelwa as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Bhelwa from other places

Bhelwa lies about 9.1 km from Aurangabad, and the nearest railway station is Ankorha, about 14 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 Bhelwa
District headquarters Aurangabad 9.1 km
Nearest town Aurangābād 9.1 km
Nearest railway station Ankorha 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Barun 18 km

Villages closest to Bhelwa

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Barun 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 Bhelwa

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhelwa village had a population of 757. That makes it the 92nd largest of the 174 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,091 residents.

Bhelwa village has 391 males and 366 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhelwa has about 936 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 924.

Bhelwa covers 30 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 25 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Bhelwa falls under Barun tehsil of Aurangabad district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Bhelwa is Ankorha, about 14 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Bhelwa.

Bhelwa is about 9.1 km from Aurangabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhelwa is in Barun tehsil of Aurangabad district. Aurangabad is about 9.1 km away. Aurangābād is about 9.1 km away. Ankorha is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dhanibar (under 2 km), Mukhtarpur (under 2 km) and Dudhar (under 2 km).

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

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