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About Belka Village

Belka is a large village in Amour tehsil, in the district of Purnia, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,501, made up of 2,281 males and 2,220 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 973 females per 1000 males. The village covers 328 hectares hectares.

Belka Overview

Census 2011 figures for Belka village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purnia
Tehsil Amour
Area (hectares) 328 hectares
Population 4,501
Male Population 2,281
Female Population 2,220
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 973
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Belka compares

By the 2011 count Belka is the 12th largest of the 148 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,941 residents. Its 328 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 922.

Getting to Belka

Belka is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Belka as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Belka from other places

Belka lies about 35 km from Purnia, and the nearest railway station is Satar Halt, about 16 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 Belka
Tehsil headquarters Amour 11 km
Nearest railway station Satar Halt 16 km
Nearest town Arāria 18 km
District headquarters Purnia 35 km

Villages closest to Belka

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Belka village had a population of 4,501. That makes it the 12th largest of the 148 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,941 residents.

Belka village has 2,281 males and 2,220 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Belka has about 973 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 922.

Belka covers 328 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Belka falls under Amour tehsil of Purnia district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Belka is Satar Halt, about 16 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Belka is about 35 km from Purnia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Belka is in Amour tehsil of Purnia district. Amour is about 11 km away. Satar Halt is about 16 km away. Arāria 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 Dolmalpur (1.6 km), Madhua Kola (1.7 km) and Rahua (2.3 km).

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

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