About Belchhi Village

Belchhi is a mid sized village in Chewara tehsil, in the district of Sheikhpura, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,830, made up of 955 males and 875 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 916 females per 1000 males. The village covers 437 hectares hectares.

Belchhi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Belchhi village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Sheikhpura
Tehsil	Chewara
Area (hectares)	437 hectares
Population	1,830
Male Population	955
Female Population	875
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	916
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Belchhi compares

By the 2011 count Belchhi is the 17th largest of the 39 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,879 residents. Its 437 hectares work out to about 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 965.

Getting to Belchhi

Belchhi is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Belchhi as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Belchhi from other places

Belchhi lies about 18 km from Sheikhpura, and the nearest railway station is Sirari, about 13 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 Belchhi
Tehsil headquarters	Chewara	7.6 km
Nearest railway station	Sirari	13 km
District headquarters	Sheikhpura	18 km

Villages closest to Belchhi

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.

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Common questions about Belchhi

As per the Census of India 2011, Belchhi village had a population of 1,830. That makes it the 17th largest of the 39 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,879 residents.

Belchhi village has 955 males and 875 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Belchhi has about 916 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 965.

Belchhi covers 437 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Belchhi falls under Chewara tehsil of Sheikhpura district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Belchhi is Sirari, about 13 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 10+ km distance for Belchhi.

Belchhi is about 18 km from Sheikhpura in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Belchhi is in Chewara tehsil of Sheikhpura district. Chewara is about 7.6 km away. Sirari is about 13 km away. Sheikhpura is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.