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About Belha Village

Belha is a mid sized village in Tribeniganj tehsil, in the district of Supaul, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 914, made up of 459 males and 455 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 991 females per 1000 males. The village covers 68 hectares hectares.

Belha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Belha village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Supaul
Tehsil Tribeniganj
Area (hectares) 68 hectares
Population 914
Male Population 459
Female Population 455
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 991
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 Belha compares

By the 2011 count Belha is the 49th largest of the 52 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 6,105 residents. Its 68 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 930.

Getting to Belha

Belha is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Belha 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 Belha from other places

Belha lies about 25 km from Supaul, and the nearest railway station is Raghopur, about 12 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 Belha
Tehsil headquarters Tribeniganj 9.7 km
Nearest railway station Raghopur 12 km
Nearest town Chhātāpur 18 km
District headquarters Supaul 25 km

Villages closest to Belha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Belha village had a population of 914. That makes it the 49th largest of the 52 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 6,105 residents.

Belha village has 459 males and 455 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Belha has about 991 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 930.

Belha covers 68 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Belha falls under Tribeniganj tehsil of Supaul district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Belha is Raghopur, about 12 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 Belha.

Belha is about 25 km from Supaul in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Belha is in Tribeniganj tehsil of Supaul district. Tribeniganj is about 9.7 km away. Raghopur is about 12 km away. Chhātāpur is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Semaria (under 2 km), Auraha (under 2 km) and Bhairapatti (under 2 km).

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

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