About Bhelwa Village

Bhelwa is a mid sized village in Dobhi tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,253, made up of 629 males and 624 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 992 females per 1000 males. The village covers 85 hectares hectares.

Bhelwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhelwa village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Gaya
Tehsil	Dobhi
Area (hectares)	85 hectares
Population	1,253
Male Population	629
Female Population	624
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	992
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhelwa compares

By the 2011 count Bhelwa is the 42nd largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,325 residents. Its 85 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 971.

Getting to Bhelwa

Bhelwa is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Bhelwa as Available within 5 - 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 Bhelwa from other places

Bhelwa lies about 33 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Tankuppa, about 29 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 Bhelwa
Tehsil headquarters	Dobhi	2.9 km
Nearest town	Sherghāti	14 km
Nearest railway station	Tankuppa	29 km
District headquarters	Gaya	33 km

Villages closest to Bhelwa

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

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Common questions about Bhelwa

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhelwa village had a population of 1,253. That makes it the 42nd largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,325 residents.

Bhelwa village has 629 males and 624 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhelwa has about 992 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 971.

Bhelwa covers 85 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bhelwa falls under Dobhi tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Bhelwa is Tankuppa, about 29 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 10+ km distance for Bhelwa.

Bhelwa is about 33 km from Gaya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhelwa is in Dobhi tehsil of Gaya district. Dobhi is about 2.9 km away. Sherghāti is about 14 km away. Tankuppa is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.