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About Beldiha Village

Beldiha is a large village in Dhuraiya tehsil, in the district of Banka, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,836, made up of 1,501 males and 1,335 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 889 females per 1000 males. The village covers 404 hectares hectares.

Beldiha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Beldiha village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Banka
Tehsil Dhuraiya
Area (hectares) 404 hectares
Population 2,836
Male Population 1,501
Female Population 1,335
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 889
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 Beldiha compares

By the 2011 count Beldiha is the 18th largest of the 168 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,322 residents. Its 404 hectares work out to about 7.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 912.

Getting to Beldiha

Beldiha is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Beldiha 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 Beldiha from other places

Beldiha lies about 21 km from Banka, and the nearest railway station is Godda, about 7.3 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 Beldiha
Nearest railway station Godda 7.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Dhuraiya 21 km
District headquarters Banka 21 km

Villages closest to Beldiha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Beldiha village had a population of 2,836. That makes it the 18th largest of the 168 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,322 residents.

Beldiha village has 1,501 males and 1,335 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Beldiha has about 889 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 912.

Beldiha covers 404 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Beldiha falls under Dhuraiya tehsil of Banka district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Beldiha is Godda, about 7.3 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 Beldiha.

Beldiha is about 21 km from Banka in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Beldiha is in Dhuraiya tehsil of Banka district. Godda is about 7.3 km away. Dhuraiya is about 21 km away. Banka 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 Baijnathpur (2.8 km), Gangta (3.6 km) and Jasmatpur (4.0 km).

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

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