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About Belao Village

Belao is one of the larger villages in Shekhopur Sarai tehsil, in the district of Sheikhpura, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 8,305, made up of 4,420 males and 3,885 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 879 females per 1000 males. The village covers 793 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 811105, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Belao Overview

Census 2011 figures for Belao village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Sheikhpura
Tehsil Shekhopur Sarai
Pincode 811105
Area (hectares) 793 hectares
Population 8,305
Male Population 4,420
Female Population 3,885
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 879
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Belao compares

By the 2011 count Belao is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,595 residents. Its 793 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 924.

Getting to Belao

Belao is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Belao as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Belao from other places

Belao lies about 10 km from Sheikhpura, and the nearest railway station is Sarsa Jamalpur, about 6.1 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 Belao
Nearest railway station Sarsa Jamalpur 6.1 km
Nearest town Barbigha 7.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Shekhopur Sarai 10 km
District headquarters Sheikhpura 10 km

Villages closest to Belao

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Shekhopur Sarai 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 Belao

As per the Census of India 2011, Belao village had a population of 8,305. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,595 residents.

Belao village has 4,420 males and 3,885 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Belao has about 879 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 924.

The pincode recorded for Belao is 811105. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Belao covers 793 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Belao falls under Shekhopur Sarai tehsil of Sheikhpura district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Belao is Sarsa Jamalpur, about 6.1 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Belao.

Belao is about 10 km from Sheikhpura in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Belao is in Shekhopur Sarai tehsil of Sheikhpura district. Sarsa Jamalpur is about 6.1 km away. Barbigha is about 7.7 km away. Shekhopur Sarai is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jahangirpur Urf Madhepur (under 2 km), Haidar Chak (1.8 km) and Haidar Chak Kita Doem (1.8 km).

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

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