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About Belahia Village

Belahia is a large village in Bathnaha tehsil, in the district of Sitamarhi, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,940, made up of 1,547 males and 1,393 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 900 females per 1000 males. The village covers 386 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 843317, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Belahia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Belahia village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Sitamarhi
Tehsil Bathnaha
Pincode 843317
Area (hectares) 386 hectares
Population 2,940
Male Population 1,547
Female Population 1,393
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 900
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Belahia compares

By the 2011 count Belahia is the 30th largest of the 84 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 3,089 residents. Its 386 hectares work out to about 7.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 897.

Getting to Belahia

Belahia is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Belahia 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Belahia from other places

Belahia lies about 31 km from Sitamarhi, and the nearest railway station is Bajpatti, about 28 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 Belahia
Tehsil headquarters Bathnaha 21 km
Nearest railway station Bajpatti 28 km
District headquarters Sitamarhi 31 km
Nearest town Sītāmarhi 31 km

Villages closest to Belahia

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Belahia village had a population of 2,940. That makes it the 30th largest of the 84 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,089 residents.

Belahia village has 1,547 males and 1,393 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Belahia has about 900 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 897.

The pincode recorded for Belahia is 843317. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Belahia covers 386 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Belahia falls under Bathnaha tehsil of Sitamarhi district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Belahia is Bajpatti, about 28 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Belahia.

Belahia is about 31 km from Sitamarhi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Belahia is in Bathnaha tehsil of Sitamarhi district. Bathnaha is about 21 km away. Bajpatti is about 28 km away. Sitamarhi is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bela (under 2 km), Hariharpur (8.6 km) and Mahuawa (12 km).

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

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