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About Belkheda Village

Belkheda is a mid sized village in Kannad tehsil, in the district of Aurangabad, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 809, made up of 438 males and 371 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 847 females per 1000 males. The village covers 272.67 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 431146, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Belkheda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Belkheda village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Aurangabad
Tehsil Kannad
Pincode 431146
Area (hectares) 272.67 hectares
Population 809
Male Population 438
Female Population 371
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 847
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Belkheda compares

By the 2011 count Belkheda is the 133rd largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,458 residents. Its 272.67 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 920.

Getting to Belkheda

Belkheda is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Belkheda as Available within village. 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 Belkheda from other places

Belkheda lies about 17 km from Aurangabad, and the nearest railway station is Phesar, about 5.5 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 Belkheda
Nearest railway station Phesar 5.5 km
Nearest town Daudnagar 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Kannad 17 km
District headquarters Aurangabad 17 km

Villages closest to Belkheda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Belkheda village had a population of 809. That makes it the 133rd largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,458 residents.

Belkheda village has 438 males and 371 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Belkheda has about 847 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 920.

The pincode recorded for Belkheda is 431146. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Belkheda covers 272.67 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Belkheda falls under Kannad tehsil of Aurangabad district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Belkheda is Phesar, about 5.5 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 village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Belkheda.

Belkheda is about 17 km from Aurangabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Belkheda is in Kannad tehsil of Aurangabad district. Phesar is about 5.5 km away. Daudnagar is about 17 km away. Kannad is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Belkheda Tanda (under 2 km), Alapur (6.5 km) and Ramnagar (6.9 km).

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

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