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About Belbihma Village

Belbihma is a mid sized village in Tarapur tehsil, in the district of Munger, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,745, made up of 932 males and 813 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 872 females per 1000 males. The village covers 109 hectares hectares.

Belbihma Overview

Census 2011 figures for Belbihma village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Munger
Tehsil Tarapur
Area (hectares) 109 hectares
Population 1,745
Male Population 932
Female Population 813
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 872
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Belbihma compares

By the 2011 count Belbihma is the 21st largest of the 52 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,749 residents. Its 109 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 897.

Getting to Belbihma

Belbihma is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Belbihma 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Belbihma from other places

Belbihma lies about 37 km from Munger, and the nearest railway station is Khariapipra Halt, about 19 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 Belbihma
Tehsil headquarters Tarapur 4.4 km
Nearest town Kharagpur 9.5 km
Nearest railway station Khariapipra Halt 19 km
District headquarters Munger 37 km

Villages closest to Belbihma

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Belbihma village had a population of 1,745. That makes it the 21st largest of the 52 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,749 residents.

Belbihma village has 932 males and 813 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Belbihma has about 872 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 897.

Belbihma covers 109 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Belbihma falls under Tarapur tehsil of Munger district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Belbihma is Khariapipra Halt, about 19 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 village for Belbihma.

Belbihma is about 37 km from Munger in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Belbihma is in Tarapur tehsil of Munger district. Tarapur is about 4.4 km away. Kharagpur is about 9.5 km away. Khariapipra Halt is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Harpur (under 2 km), Shahpur (under 2 km) and Daulataganj (1.5 km).

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

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