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About Belaura Village

Belaura is a mid sized village in Katiya tehsil, in the district of Gopalganj, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 694, made up of 319 males and 375 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,176 females per 1000 males. The village covers 232 hectares hectares.

Belaura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Belaura village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gopalganj
Tehsil Katiya
Area (hectares) 232 hectares
Population 694
Male Population 319
Female Population 375
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,176
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 Belaura compares

By the 2011 count Belaura is the 64th largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,104 residents. Its 232 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1114.

Getting to Belaura

Belaura is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Belaura 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 Belaura from other places

Belaura lies about 33 km from Gopalganj, and the nearest railway station is Panchdeori Halt, about 8.3 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 Belaura
Nearest town Kataiya 7.2 km
Nearest railway station Panchdeori Halt 8.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Katiya 33 km
District headquarters Gopalganj 33 km

Villages closest to Belaura

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Belaura village had a population of 694. That makes it the 64th largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,104 residents.

Belaura village has 319 males and 375 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Belaura has about 1176 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1114.

Belaura covers 232 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Belaura falls under Katiya tehsil of Gopalganj district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Belaura is Panchdeori Halt, about 8.3 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 Belaura.

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

Belaura is in Katiya tehsil of Gopalganj district. Kataiya is about 7.2 km away. Panchdeori Halt is about 8.3 km away. Katiya is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bagahi Dih (under 2 km), Kolhuar Bagahi (under 2 km) and Bari Sujawal (1.7 km).

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

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