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About Belhariya Village

Belhariya is a mid sized village in Barachatti tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 534, made up of 282 males and 252 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 894 females per 1000 males. The village covers 19 hectares hectares.

Belhariya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Belhariya village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gaya
Tehsil Barachatti
Area (hectares) 19 hectares
Population 534
Male Population 282
Female Population 252
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 894
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Belhariya compares

By the 2011 count Belhariya is the 84th largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,008 residents. Its 19 hectares work out to about 28 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 971.

Getting to Belhariya

Belhariya is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Belhariya as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Belhariya from other places

Belhariya lies about 29 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Bansinala Halt, about 23 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 Belhariya
Tehsil headquarters Barachatti 4.2 km
Nearest town Bagaha 7.5 km
Nearest railway station Bansinala Halt 23 km
District headquarters Gaya 29 km

Villages closest to Belhariya

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Belhariya village had a population of 534. That makes it the 84th largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,008 residents.

Belhariya village has 282 males and 252 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Belhariya has about 894 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 971.

Belhariya covers 19 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 28 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Belhariya falls under Barachatti tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Belhariya is Bansinala Halt, about 23 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Belhariya.

Belhariya is about 29 km from Gaya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Belhariya is in Barachatti tehsil of Gaya district. Barachatti is about 4.2 km away. Bagaha is about 7.5 km away. Bansinala Halt is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mani Chak (under 2 km), Dhana Chak (under 2 km) and Mahugain (under 2 km).

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

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