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About Belauni Village

Belauni is a large village in Katoria tehsil, in the district of Banka, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,186, made up of 1,699 males and 1,487 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 875 females per 1000 males. The village covers 713 hectares hectares.

Belauni Overview

Census 2011 figures for Belauni village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Banka
Tehsil Katoria
Area (hectares) 713 hectares
Population 3,186
Male Population 1,699
Female Population 1,487
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 875
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Belauni compares

By the 2011 count Belauni is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 619 residents. Its 713 hectares work out to about 4.5 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 916.

Getting to Belauni

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

Belauni lies about 30 km from Banka, and the nearest railway station is Kamarganj, about 22 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 Belauni
Nearest town Kharagpur 16 km
Nearest railway station Kamarganj 22 km
Tehsil headquarters Katoria 30 km
District headquarters Banka 30 km

Villages closest to Belauni

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Belauni village had a population of 3,186. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 619 residents.

Belauni village has 1,699 males and 1,487 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Belauni has about 875 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 916.

Belauni covers 713 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Belauni falls under Katoria tehsil of Banka district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Belauni is Kamarganj, about 22 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 village for Belauni.

Belauni is about 30 km from Banka in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Belauni is in Katoria tehsil of Banka district. Kharagpur is about 16 km away. Kamarganj is about 22 km away. Katoria is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tola Majhgain (under 2 km), Bhalua (2.2 km) and Tola Bhalua (2.2 km).

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

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