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About Belsarh Village

Belsarh is one of the larger villages in Kumarkhand tehsil, in the district of Madhepura, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 13,049, made up of 6,842 males and 6,207 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 907 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1240.4 hectares hectares.

Belsarh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Belsarh village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Madhepura
Tehsil Kumarkhand
Area (hectares) 1240.4 hectares
Population 13,049
Male Population 6,842
Female Population 6,207
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 907
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Belsarh compares

By the 2011 count Belsarh is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 4,459 residents. Its 1240.4 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 910.

Getting to Belsarh

Belsarh is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Belsarh as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Belsarh from other places

Belsarh lies about 26 km from Madhepura, and the nearest railway station is Murliganj, about 8.8 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 Belsarh
Nearest town Murlīganj 8.3 km
Nearest railway station Murliganj 8.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Kumarkhand 16 km
District headquarters Madhepura 26 km

Villages closest to Belsarh

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Belsarh village had a population of 13,049. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,459 residents.

Belsarh village has 6,842 males and 6,207 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Belsarh has about 907 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 910.

Belsarh covers 1240.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Belsarh falls under Kumarkhand tehsil of Madhepura district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Belsarh is Murliganj, about 8.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Belsarh.

Belsarh is about 26 km from Madhepura in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Belsarh is in Kumarkhand tehsil of Madhepura district. Murlīganj is about 8.3 km away. Murliganj is about 8.8 km away. Kumarkhand is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Zorawarganj (under 2 km), Israin Khurd (3.4 km) and Israin Kalan (3.6 km).

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

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