About Bhelwa Village

Bhelwa is a large village in Salkhua tehsil, in the district of Saharsa, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,235, made up of 1,155 males and 1,080 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 935 females per 1000 males. The village covers 328.34 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 852126, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhelwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhelwa village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Saharsa
Tehsil	Salkhua
Pincode	852126
Area (hectares)	328.34 hectares
Population	2,235
Male Population	1,155
Female Population	1,080
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	935
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Bhelwa compares

By the 2011 count Bhelwa is the 19th largest of the 39 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 3,406 residents. Its 328.34 hectares work out to about 6.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 890.

Getting to Bhelwa

Bhelwa is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Bhelwa as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Bhelwa from other places

Bhelwa lies about 21 km from Saharsa, and the nearest railway station is Koparia, about 5.4 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 Bhelwa
Tehsil headquarters	Salkhua	5.3 km
Nearest railway station	Koparia	5.4 km
Nearest town	Bangaon	20 km
District headquarters	Saharsa	21 km

Villages closest to Bhelwa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhelwa village had a population of 2,235. That makes it the 19th largest of the 39 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,406 residents.

Bhelwa village has 1,155 males and 1,080 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhelwa has about 935 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 890.

The pincode recorded for Bhelwa is 852126. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhelwa covers 328.34 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bhelwa falls under Salkhua tehsil of Saharsa district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Bhelwa is Koparia, about 5.4 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 - 10 km distance for Bhelwa.

Bhelwa is about 21 km from Saharsa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhelwa is in Salkhua tehsil of Saharsa district. Salkhua is about 5.3 km away. Koparia is about 5.4 km away. Bangaon is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.