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About Belhi Village

Belhi is a large village in Areraj tehsil, in the district of Purba Champaran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,633, made up of 1,895 males and 1,738 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 917 females per 1000 males. The village covers 145 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 845425, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Belhi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Belhi village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purba Champaran
Tehsil Areraj
Pincode 845425
Area (hectares) 145 hectares
Population 3,633
Male Population 1,895
Female Population 1,738
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 917
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Belhi compares

By the 2011 count Belhi is the 11th largest of the 39 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 3,380 residents. Its 145 hectares work out to about 25 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 887.

Getting to Belhi

Belhi is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Belhi as Available within 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 Belhi from other places

Belhi lies about 27 km from Purba Champaran, and the nearest railway station is Manjhagarh, about 14 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 Belhi
Tehsil headquarters Areraj 11 km
Nearest railway station Manjhagarh 14 km
District headquarters Purba Champaran 27 km

Villages closest to Belhi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Belhi village had a population of 3,633. That makes it the 11th largest of the 39 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,380 residents.

Belhi village has 1,895 males and 1,738 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Belhi has about 917 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 887.

The pincode recorded for Belhi is 845425. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Belhi covers 145 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 25 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Belhi falls under Areraj tehsil of Purba Champaran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Belhi is Manjhagarh, about 14 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Belhi.

Belhi is about 27 km from Purba Champaran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Belhi is in Areraj tehsil of Purba Champaran district. Areraj is about 11 km away. Manjhagarh is about 14 km away. Purba Champaran is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chatia (under 2 km), Sirni (under 2 km) and Nagdaha (1.6 km).

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

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