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About Belhan Village

Belhan is a mid sized village in Dinara tehsil, in the district of Rohtas, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,343, made up of 706 males and 637 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 902 females per 1000 males. The village covers 195 hectares hectares.

Belhan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Belhan village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Rohtas
Tehsil Dinara
Area (hectares) 195 hectares
Population 1,343
Male Population 706
Female Population 637
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 902
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Belhan compares

By the 2011 count Belhan is the 60th largest of the 173 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,259 residents. Its 195 hectares work out to about 6.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 938.

Getting to Belhan

Belhan is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Belhan 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Belhan from other places

Belhan lies about 80 km from Rohtas, and the nearest railway station is Shaheed Baba Parav Halt, about 20 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 Belhan
Tehsil headquarters Dinara 11 km
Nearest town Bikramganj 19 km
Nearest railway station Shaheed Baba Parav Halt 20 km
District headquarters Rohtas 80 km

Villages closest to Belhan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Belhan village had a population of 1,343. That makes it the 60th largest of the 173 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,259 residents.

Belhan village has 706 males and 637 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Belhan has about 902 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 938.

Belhan covers 195 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Belhan falls under Dinara tehsil of Rohtas district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Belhan is Shaheed Baba Parav Halt, about 20 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Belhan.

Belhan is about 80 km from Rohtas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Belhan is in Dinara tehsil of Rohtas district. Dinara is about 11 km away. Bikramganj is about 19 km away. Shaheed Baba Parav Halt is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Isarpura (under 2 km), Dalipur (under 2 km) and Mohanpur (1.7 km).

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

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