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About Belaur Village

Belaur is one of the larger villages in Manigachhi tehsil, in the district of Darbhanga, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,576, made up of 2,957 males and 2,619 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 886 females per 1000 males. The village covers 294 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 847233, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Belaur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Belaur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Darbhanga
Tehsil Manigachhi
Pincode 847233
Area (hectares) 294 hectares
Population 5,576
Male Population 2,957
Female Population 2,619
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 886
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Belaur compares

By the 2011 count Belaur is the 16th largest of the 42 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 5,443 residents. Its 294 hectares work out to about 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 941.

Getting to Belaur

Belaur is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Belaur 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 village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Belaur from other places

Belaur lies about 25 km from Darbhanga, and the nearest railway station is Manigachi, about under 2 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 Belaur
Nearest railway station Manigachi under 2 km
Nearest town Jhanjhārpur 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Manigachhi 25 km
District headquarters Darbhanga 25 km

Villages closest to Belaur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Belaur village had a population of 5,576. That makes it the 16th largest of the 42 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 5,443 residents.

Belaur village has 2,957 males and 2,619 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Belaur has about 886 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 941.

The pincode recorded for Belaur is 847233. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Belaur covers 294 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Belaur falls under Manigachhi tehsil of Darbhanga district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Belaur is Manigachi, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Belaur.

Belaur is about 25 km from Darbhanga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Belaur is in Manigachhi tehsil of Darbhanga district. Manigachi is about under 2 km away. Jhanjhārpur is about 15 km away. Manigachhi is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Raje (1.5 km), Chandaur (2.5 km) and Gangauli (2.8 km).

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

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