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About Beldhana Village

Beldhana is a large village in Chandi tehsil, in the district of Nalanda, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,068, made up of 1,099 males and 969 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 882 females per 1000 males. The village covers 130 hectares hectares.

Beldhana Overview

Census 2011 figures for Beldhana village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Nalanda
Tehsil Chandi
Area (hectares) 130 hectares
Population 2,068
Male Population 1,099
Female Population 969
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 882
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Beldhana compares

By the 2011 count Beldhana is the 23rd largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,336 residents. Its 130 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, well below the tehsil average of 923.

Getting to Beldhana

Beldhana is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Beldhana as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Beldhana from other places

Beldhana lies about 67 km from Nalanda, and the nearest railway station is Pali, about 18 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 Beldhana
Nearest town Bikram 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Chandi 16 km
Nearest railway station Pali 18 km
District headquarters Nalanda 67 km

Villages closest to Beldhana

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Beldhana village had a population of 2,068. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,336 residents.

Beldhana village has 1,099 males and 969 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Beldhana has about 882 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 923.

Beldhana covers 130 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Beldhana falls under Chandi tehsil of Nalanda district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Beldhana is Pali, about 18 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 village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Beldhana.

Beldhana is about 67 km from Nalanda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Beldhana is in Chandi tehsil of Nalanda district. Bikram is about 10 km away. Chandi is about 16 km away. Pali is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Salehpur (5.4 km), Sirampur Kharij Jama (10 km) and Bazidpur Sonsa (10 km).

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

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