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About Belkhuri Village

Belkhuri is a mid sized village in Pathariya tehsil, in the district of Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,923, made up of 963 males and 960 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 997 females per 1000 males. The village covers 532.58 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495112, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Belkhuri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Belkhuri village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Bilaspur
Tehsil Pathariya
Pincode 495112
Area (hectares) 532.58 hectares
Population 1,923
Male Population 963
Female Population 960
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 997
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Belkhuri compares

By the 2011 count Belkhuri is the 17th largest of the 145 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,097 residents. Its 532.58 hectares work out to about 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 968.

Getting to Belkhuri

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

Belkhuri lies about 37 km from Bilaspur, and the nearest railway station is Bhatapara, about 24 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 Belkhuri
Tehsil headquarters Pathariya 11 km
Nearest town Mungeli 23 km
Nearest railway station Bhatapara 24 km
District headquarters Bilaspur 37 km

Villages closest to Belkhuri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Belkhuri village had a population of 1,923. That makes it the 17th largest of the 145 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,097 residents.

Belkhuri village has 963 males and 960 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Belkhuri has about 997 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 968.

The pincode recorded for Belkhuri is 495112. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Belkhuri covers 532.58 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Belkhuri falls under Pathariya tehsil of Bilaspur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Belkhuri is Bhatapara, about 24 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 and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Belkhuri.

Belkhuri is about 37 km from Bilaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Belkhuri is in Pathariya tehsil of Bilaspur district. Pathariya is about 11 km away. Mungeli is about 23 km away. Bhatapara is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kalarjewra (under 2 km), Lamti (1.8 km) and Machha (2.3 km).

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

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