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About Belrahi Village

Belrahi is a mid sized village in Dandkhora tehsil, in the district of Katihar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 743, made up of 389 males and 354 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 910 females per 1000 males. The village covers 118 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 855114, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Belrahi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Belrahi village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Katihar
Tehsil Dandkhora
Pincode 855114
Area (hectares) 118 hectares
Population 743
Male Population 389
Female Population 354
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 910
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Belrahi compares

By the 2011 count Belrahi is the 27th largest of the 47 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,448 residents. Its 118 hectares work out to about 6.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 931.

Getting to Belrahi

Belrahi is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Belrahi as Available within 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Belrahi from other places

Belrahi lies about 20 km from Katihar, and the nearest railway station is Jhaua, about 5.7 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 Belrahi
Nearest railway station Jhaua 5.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Dandkhora 12 km
District headquarters Katihar 20 km

Villages closest to Belrahi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Belrahi village had a population of 743. That makes it the 27th largest of the 47 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,448 residents.

Belrahi village has 389 males and 354 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Belrahi has about 910 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 931.

The pincode recorded for Belrahi is 855114. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Belrahi covers 118 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Belrahi falls under Dandkhora tehsil of Katihar district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Belrahi is Jhaua, about 5.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Belrahi.

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

Belrahi is in Dandkhora tehsil of Katihar district. Jhaua is about 5.7 km away. Dandkhora is about 12 km away. Katihar 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 Mahdaili (2.4 km), Kandharpaili (4.8 km) and Bijaili (5.9 km).

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

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