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About Belaunja Village

Belaunja is a small village in Surajgarha tehsil, in the district of Lakhisarai, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 331, made up of 182 males and 149 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 819 females per 1000 males. The village covers 25 hectares hectares.

Belaunja Overview

Census 2011 figures for Belaunja village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Lakhisarai
Tehsil Surajgarha
Area (hectares) 25 hectares
Population 331
Male Population 182
Female Population 149
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 819
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Belaunja compares

By the 2011 count Belaunja is the 91st largest of the 106 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,411 residents. Its 25 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 887.

Getting to Belaunja

Belaunja is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Belaunja 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 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Belaunja from other places

Belaunja lies about 15 km from Lakhisarai, and the nearest railway station is Uren, about 2.0 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 Belaunja
Nearest railway station Uren 2.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Surajgarha 9.7 km
District headquarters Lakhisarai 15 km
Nearest town Luckeesarai 15 km

Villages closest to Belaunja

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Belaunja village had a population of 331. That makes it the 91st largest of the 106 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,411 residents.

Belaunja village has 182 males and 149 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Belaunja has about 819 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 887.

Belaunja covers 25 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Belaunja falls under Surajgarha tehsil of Lakhisarai district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Belaunja is Uren, about 2.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 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 Belaunja.

Belaunja is about 15 km from Lakhisarai in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Belaunja is in Surajgarha tehsil of Lakhisarai district. Uren is about 2.0 km away. Surajgarha is about 9.7 km away. Lakhisarai is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Shibdih (under 2 km), Sirighana (1.6 km) and Narotimpur (1.8 km).

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

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