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About Belahri Village

Belahri is a large village in Taraiya tehsil, in the district of Saran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,024, made up of 993 males and 1,031 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,038 females per 1000 males. The village covers 153 hectares hectares.

Belahri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Belahri village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Saran
Tehsil Taraiya
Area (hectares) 153 hectares
Population 2,024
Male Population 993
Female Population 1,031
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,038
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 Belahri compares

By the 2011 count Belahri is the 30th largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,987 residents. Its 153 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 983.

Getting to Belahri

Belahri is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Belahri 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 Belahri from other places

Belahri lies about 28 km from Saran, and the nearest railway station is Sham Kauria, about 6.6 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 Belahri
Tehsil headquarters Taraiya 3.6 km
Nearest railway station Sham Kauria 6.6 km
Nearest town Marhaura 8.5 km
District headquarters Saran 28 km

Villages closest to Belahri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Belahri village had a population of 2,024. That makes it the 30th largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,987 residents.

Belahri village has 993 males and 1,031 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Belahri has about 1038 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 983.

Belahri covers 153 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Belahri falls under Taraiya tehsil of Saran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Belahri is Sham Kauria, about 6.6 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 Belahri.

Belahri is about 28 km from Saran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Belahri is in Taraiya tehsil of Saran district. Taraiya is about 3.6 km away. Sham Kauria is about 6.6 km away. Marhaura is about 8.5 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Faridpur (under 2 km), Yakub Chak (under 2 km) and Kishunpura (under 2 km).

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

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