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About Belari Village

Belari is a large village in Shambhuganj tehsil, in the district of Banka, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,647, made up of 2,458 males and 2,189 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 891 females per 1000 males. The village covers 268 hectares hectares.

Belari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Belari village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Banka
Tehsil Shambhuganj
Area (hectares) 268 hectares
Population 4,647
Male Population 2,458
Female Population 2,189
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 891
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Belari compares

By the 2011 count Belari is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,328 residents. Its 268 hectares work out to about 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 879.

Getting to Belari

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

Belari lies about 26 km from Banka, and the nearest railway station is Sultanganj, 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 Belari
Nearest town Amarpur 16 km
Nearest railway station Sultanganj 22 km
Tehsil headquarters Shambhuganj 26 km
District headquarters Banka 26 km

Villages closest to Belari

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Belari village had a population of 4,647. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,328 residents.

Belari village has 2,458 males and 2,189 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Belari has about 891 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 879.

Belari covers 268 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Belari falls under Shambhuganj tehsil of Banka district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Belari is Sultanganj, 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 Belari.

Belari is about 26 km from Banka in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Belari is in Shambhuganj tehsil of Banka district. Amarpur is about 16 km away. Sultanganj is about 22 km away. Shambhuganj is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Belari Milik (under 2 km), Parmanpur (under 2 km) and Partapur (under 2 km).

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

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