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About Belkhundi Village

Belkhundi is a mid sized village in Chewara tehsil, in the district of Sheikhpura, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,243, made up of 629 males and 614 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 976 females per 1000 males. The village covers 152 hectares hectares.

Belkhundi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Belkhundi village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Sheikhpura
Tehsil Chewara
Area (hectares) 152 hectares
Population 1,243
Male Population 629
Female Population 614
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 976
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Belkhundi compares

By the 2011 count Belkhundi is the 25th largest of the 39 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,879 residents. Its 152 hectares work out to about 8.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 965.

Getting to Belkhundi

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

Belkhundi lies about 8.6 km from Sheikhpura, and the nearest railway station is Eksari Halt, about 6.9 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 Belkhundi
Tehsil headquarters Chewara 4.5 km
Nearest railway station Eksari Halt 6.9 km
District headquarters Sheikhpura 8.6 km

Villages closest to Belkhundi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Belkhundi village had a population of 1,243. That makes it the 25th largest of the 39 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,879 residents.

Belkhundi village has 629 males and 614 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Belkhundi has about 976 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 965.

Belkhundi covers 152 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Belkhundi falls under Chewara tehsil of Sheikhpura district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Belkhundi is Eksari Halt, about 6.9 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Belkhundi.

Belkhundi is about 8.6 km from Sheikhpura in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Belkhundi is in Chewara tehsil of Sheikhpura district. Chewara is about 4.5 km away. Eksari Halt is about 6.9 km away. Sheikhpura is about 8.6 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rajaur (under 2 km), Kemra (under 2 km) and Gadua (under 2 km).

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

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