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About Belarhi Village

Belarhi is one of the larger villages in Belaganj tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,910, made up of 3,571 males and 3,339 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 935 females per 1000 males. The village covers 699 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 804403, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Belarhi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Belarhi village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gaya
Tehsil Belaganj
Pincode 804403
Area (hectares) 699 hectares
Population 6,910
Male Population 3,571
Female Population 3,339
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 935
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Belarhi compares

By the 2011 count Belarhi is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,968 residents. Its 699 hectares work out to about 9.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 935.

Getting to Belarhi

Belarhi is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Belarhi as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Belarhi from other places

Belarhi lies about 20 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Bela, about 5.6 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 Belarhi
Nearest railway station Bela 5.6 km
Nearest town Tekāri 9.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Belaganj 20 km
District headquarters Gaya 20 km

Villages closest to Belarhi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Belarhi village had a population of 6,910. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,968 residents.

Belarhi village has 3,571 males and 3,339 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Belarhi has about 935 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 935.

The pincode recorded for Belarhi is 804403. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Belarhi covers 699 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Belarhi falls under Belaganj tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Belarhi is Bela, about 5.6 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Belarhi.

Belarhi is about 20 km from Gaya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Belarhi is in Belaganj tehsil of Gaya district. Bela is about 5.6 km away. Tekāri is about 9.1 km away. Belaganj is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Shankarpur (under 2 km), Sindani (under 2 km) and Kab Bigha (2.1 km).

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

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