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About Belahia Village

Belahia is a small village in Kurhani tehsil, in the district of Muzaffarpur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 498, made up of 273 males and 225 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 824 females per 1000 males. The village covers 52.8 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 843119, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Belahia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Belahia village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Muzaffarpur
Tehsil Kurhani
Pincode 843119
Area (hectares) 52.8 hectares
Population 498
Male Population 273
Female Population 225
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 824
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Belahia compares

By the 2011 count Belahia is the 140th largest of the 159 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,705 residents. Its 52.8 hectares work out to about 9.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 892.

Getting to Belahia

Belahia is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Belahia as Available within 5 - 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Belahia from other places

Belahia lies about 40 km from Muzaffarpur, and the nearest railway station is Lalganj Pakri, about 5.9 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 Belahia
Nearest town Lālganj 4.6 km
Nearest railway station Lalganj Pakri 5.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Kurhani 25 km
District headquarters Muzaffarpur 40 km

Villages closest to Belahia

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Belahia village had a population of 498. That makes it the 140th largest of the 159 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,705 residents.

Belahia village has 273 males and 225 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Belahia has about 824 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 892.

The pincode recorded for Belahia is 843119. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Belahia covers 52.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Belahia falls under Kurhani tehsil of Muzaffarpur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Belahia is Lalganj Pakri, about 5.9 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Belahia.

Belahia is about 40 km from Muzaffarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Belahia is in Kurhani tehsil of Muzaffarpur district. Lālganj is about 4.6 km away. Lalganj Pakri is about 5.9 km away. Kurhani is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chakia (5.9 km), Kharauna Dih (5.9 km) and Harnarayanpur (7.8 km).

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

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