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About Bhelakhoa Village

Bhelakhoa is a small village in Baisa tehsil, in the district of Purnia, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 248, made up of 122 males and 126 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,033 females per 1000 males. The village covers 208 hectares hectares.

Bhelakhoa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhelakhoa village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purnia
Tehsil Baisa
Area (hectares) 208 hectares
Population 248
Male Population 122
Female Population 126
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,033
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Bhelakhoa compares

By the 2011 count Bhelakhoa is the 107th largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,641 residents. Its 208 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 930.

Getting to Bhelakhoa

Bhelakhoa is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bhelakhoa 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bhelakhoa from other places

Bhelakhoa lies about 47 km from Purnia, and the nearest railway station is Hatwar, about 6.1 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 Bhelakhoa
Nearest railway station Hatwar 6.1 km
Nearest town Kishanganj 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Baisa 24 km
District headquarters Purnia 47 km

Villages closest to Bhelakhoa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhelakhoa village had a population of 248. That makes it the 107th largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,641 residents.

Bhelakhoa village has 122 males and 126 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhelakhoa has about 1033 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 930.

Bhelakhoa covers 208 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bhelakhoa falls under Baisa tehsil of Purnia district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Bhelakhoa is Hatwar, about 6.1 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 village for Bhelakhoa.

Bhelakhoa is about 47 km from Purnia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhelakhoa is in Baisa tehsil of Purnia district. Hatwar is about 6.1 km away. Kishanganj is about 14 km away. Baisa is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Baliharpur (under 2 km), Palankaf (under 2 km) and Mahalbari (under 2 km).

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

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