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About Belkhunda Village

Belkhunda is a large village in Pakribarawan tehsil, in the district of Nawada, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,980, made up of 1,485 males and 1,495 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,007 females per 1000 males. The village covers 378 hectares hectares.

Belkhunda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Belkhunda village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Nawada
Tehsil Pakribarawan
Area (hectares) 378 hectares
Population 2,980
Male Population 1,485
Female Population 1,495
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,007
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Belkhunda compares

By the 2011 count Belkhunda is the 16th largest of the 63 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,867 residents. Its 378 hectares work out to about 7.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 936.

Getting to Belkhunda

Belkhunda is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Belkhunda as Available within <5 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 Belkhunda from other places

Belkhunda lies about 26 km from Nawada, and the nearest railway station is Kashi Chak, about 15 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 Belkhunda
Tehsil headquarters Pakribarawan 5.7 km
Nearest railway station Kashi Chak 15 km
Nearest town Wāris Alīganj 17 km
District headquarters Nawada 26 km

Villages closest to Belkhunda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Belkhunda village had a population of 2,980. That makes it the 16th largest of the 63 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,867 residents.

Belkhunda village has 1,485 males and 1,495 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Belkhunda has about 1007 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 936.

Belkhunda covers 378 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Belkhunda falls under Pakribarawan tehsil of Nawada district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Belkhunda is Kashi Chak, about 15 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 10+ km distance for Belkhunda.

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

Belkhunda is in Pakribarawan tehsil of Nawada district. Pakribarawan is about 5.7 km away. Kashi Chak is about 15 km away. Wāris Alīganj is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jasat (2.3 km), Gulni (2.9 km) and Jamhariya (3.1 km).

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

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