About Bhelai Village

Bhelai is one of the larger villages in Dhuraiya tehsil, in the district of Banka, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,436, made up of 2,822 males and 2,614 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 926 females per 1000 males. The village covers 557 hectares hectares.

Bhelai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhelai village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Banka
Tehsil	Dhuraiya
Area (hectares)	557 hectares
Population	5,436
Male Population	2,822
Female Population	2,614
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	926
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Bhelai compares

By the 2011 count Bhelai is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,322 residents. Its 557 hectares work out to about 9.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 912.

Getting to Bhelai

Bhelai is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Bhelai 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bhelai from other places

Bhelai lies about 14 km from Banka, and the nearest railway station is Barahat Junction, about 5.6 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 Bhelai
Nearest railway station	Barahat Junction	5.6 km
Tehsil headquarters	Dhuraiya	14 km
District headquarters	Banka	14 km
Nearest town	Bānka	14 km

Villages closest to Bhelai

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.

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Common questions about Bhelai

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhelai village had a population of 5,436. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,322 residents.

Bhelai village has 2,822 males and 2,614 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhelai has about 926 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 912.

Bhelai covers 557 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bhelai falls under Dhuraiya tehsil of Banka district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Bhelai is Barahat Junction, about 5.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Bhelai.

Bhelai is about 14 km from Banka in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhelai is in Dhuraiya tehsil of Banka district. Barahat Junction is about 5.6 km away. Dhuraiya is about 14 km away. Banka is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.