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About Belthara Village

Belthara is a large village in Rajaun tehsil, in the district of Banka, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,048, made up of 1,078 males and 970 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 900 females per 1000 males. The village covers 261 hectares hectares.

Belthara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Belthara village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Banka
Tehsil Rajaun
Area (hectares) 261 hectares
Population 2,048
Male Population 1,078
Female Population 970
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 900
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 Belthara compares

By the 2011 count Belthara is the 25th largest of the 153 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,237 residents. Its 261 hectares work out to about 7.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 918.

Getting to Belthara

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

Belthara lies about 27 km from Banka, and the nearest railway station is Tikani, about 7.9 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 Belthara
Nearest railway station Tikani 7.9 km
Nearest town Purāini 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Rajaun 12 km
District headquarters Banka 27 km

Villages closest to Belthara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Belthara village had a population of 2,048. That makes it the 25th largest of the 153 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,237 residents.

Belthara village has 1,078 males and 970 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Belthara has about 900 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 918.

Belthara covers 261 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Belthara falls under Rajaun tehsil of Banka district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Belthara is Tikani, about 7.9 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 Belthara.

Belthara is about 27 km from Banka in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Belthara is in Rajaun tehsil of Banka district. Tikani is about 7.9 km away. Purāini is about 11 km away. Rajaun is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kotwali (under 2 km), Sakahara (1.6 km) and Bishunpur (1.8 km).

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

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