About Bhelahi Village

Bhelahi is one of the larger villages in Raxaul tehsil, in the district of Purba Champaran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 10,471, made up of 5,500 males and 4,971 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 904 females per 1000 males. The village covers 718 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 845305, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhelahi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhelahi village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Purba Champaran
Tehsil	Raxaul
Pincode	845305
Area (hectares)	718 hectares
Population	10,471
Male Population	5,500
Female Population	4,971
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	904
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within village

How Bhelahi compares

By the 2011 count Bhelahi is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 4,305 residents. Its 718 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 894.

Getting to Bhelahi

Bhelahi is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Bhelahi as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bhelahi from other places

Bhelahi lies about 40 km from Purba Champaran, and the nearest railway station is Bhelwa, about under 2 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 Bhelahi
Nearest railway station	Bhelwa	under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters	Raxaul	8.4 km
District headquarters	Purba Champaran	40 km

Villages closest to Bhelahi

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

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Common questions about Bhelahi

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhelahi village had a population of 10,471. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,305 residents.

Bhelahi village has 5,500 males and 4,971 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhelahi has about 904 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 894.

The pincode recorded for Bhelahi is 845305. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhelahi covers 718 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bhelahi falls under Raxaul tehsil of Purba Champaran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Bhelahi is Bhelwa, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

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

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

Bhelahi is in Raxaul tehsil of Purba Champaran district. Bhelwa is about under 2 km away. Raxaul is about 8.4 km away. Purba Champaran is about 40 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.