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About Belarhi Village

Belarhi is a large village in Sasaram tehsil, in the district of Rohtas, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,886, made up of 1,494 males and 1,392 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 932 females per 1000 males. The village covers 160.3 hectares hectares.

Belarhi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Belarhi village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Rohtas
Tehsil Sasaram
Area (hectares) 160.3 hectares
Population 2,886
Male Population 1,494
Female Population 1,392
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 932
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Belarhi compares

By the 2011 count Belarhi is the 18th largest of the 135 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,519 residents. Its 160.3 hectares work out to about 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 926.

Getting to Belarhi

The census records public bus service for Belarhi 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 village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Belarhi from other places

Belarhi lies about 35 km from Rohtas, and the nearest railway station is Sasaram Junction, about 3.7 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 Belarhi
Tehsil headquarters Sasaram 3.2 km
Nearest town Sasarām 3.2 km
Nearest railway station Sasaram Junction 3.7 km
District headquarters Rohtas 35 km

Villages closest to Belarhi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Belarhi village had a population of 2,886. That makes it the 18th largest of the 135 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,519 residents.

Belarhi village has 1,494 males and 1,392 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Belarhi has about 932 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 926.

Belarhi covers 160.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Belarhi falls under Sasaram tehsil of Rohtas district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Belarhi is Sasaram Junction, about 3.7 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 <5 km distance for Belarhi.

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

Belarhi is in Sasaram tehsil of Rohtas district. Sasaram is about 3.2 km away. Sasarām is about 3.2 km away. Sasaram Junction is about 3.7 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Banrasia (under 2 km), Bhatarhi (under 2 km) and Belthua (under 2 km).

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

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