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About Belahiya Village

Belahiya is a large village in Ramgarhwa tehsil, in the district of Purba Champaran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,642, made up of 1,374 males and 1,268 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 923 females per 1000 males. The village covers 76 hectares hectares.

Belahiya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Belahiya village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purba Champaran
Tehsil Ramgarhwa
Area (hectares) 76 hectares
Population 2,642
Male Population 1,374
Female Population 1,268
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 923
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Belahiya compares

By the 2011 count Belahiya is the 22nd largest of the 43 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 4,674 residents. Its 76 hectares work out to about 35 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 886.

Getting to Belahiya

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

How far is Belahiya from other places

Belahiya lies about 31 km from Purba Champaran, and the nearest railway station is Masnadih, about 3.0 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 Belahiya
Nearest railway station Masnadih 3.0 km
Nearest town Raxaul 7.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Ramgarhwa 7.7 km
District headquarters Purba Champaran 31 km

Villages closest to Belahiya

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Belahiya village had a population of 2,642. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 43 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,674 residents.

Belahiya village has 1,374 males and 1,268 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Belahiya has about 923 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 886.

Belahiya covers 76 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 35 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Belahiya falls under Ramgarhwa tehsil of Purba Champaran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Belahiya is Masnadih, about 3.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Belahiya.

Belahiya is about 31 km from Purba Champaran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Belahiya is in Ramgarhwa tehsil of Purba Champaran district. Masnadih is about 3.0 km away. Raxaul is about 7.1 km away. Ramgarhwa is about 7.7 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bishambharapur (1.6 km), Champapur (3.3 km) and Amodei (3.5 km).

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

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