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About Belahi Village

Belahi is a mid sized village in Andar tehsil, in the district of Siwan, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,258, made up of 604 males and 654 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,083 females per 1000 males. The village covers 96 hectares hectares.

Belahi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Belahi village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Siwan
Tehsil Andar
Area (hectares) 96 hectares
Population 1,258
Male Population 604
Female Population 654
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,083
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Belahi compares

By the 2011 count Belahi is the 32nd largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,804 residents. Its 96 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 1022.

Getting to Belahi

Belahi is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Belahi as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Belahi from other places

Belahi lies about 12 km from Siwan, and the nearest railway station is Jiradei, about 10 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 Belahi
Tehsil headquarters Andar 3.6 km
Nearest railway station Jiradei 10 km
District headquarters Siwan 12 km
Nearest town Siwān 12 km

Villages closest to Belahi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Belahi village had a population of 1,258. That makes it the 32nd largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,804 residents.

Belahi village has 604 males and 654 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Belahi has about 1083 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1022.

Belahi covers 96 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Belahi falls under Andar tehsil of Siwan district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Belahi is Jiradei, about 10 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Belahi.

Belahi is about 12 km from Siwan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Belahi is in Andar tehsil of Siwan district. Andar is about 3.6 km away. Jiradei is about 10 km away. Siwan is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bangra (under 2 km), Balia (under 2 km) and Modassilpur (1.9 km).

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

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