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About Belvali Village

Belvali is a small village in Alibag tehsil, in the district of Raigarh, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 135, made up of 66 males and 69 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,045 females per 1000 males. The village covers 344.11 hectares hectares.

Belvali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Belvali village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raigarh
Tehsil Alibag
Area (hectares) 344.11 hectares
Population 135
Male Population 66
Female Population 69
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,045
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Belvali compares

By the 2011 count Belvali is the 173rd largest of the 193 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,008 residents. Its 344.11 hectares work out to about 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1008.

Getting to Belvali

Belvali is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Belvali as Available within <5 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 Belvali from other places

Belvali lies about 8.3 km from Alibag, and the nearest railway station is Raigarh, about 7.5 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 Belvali
Nearest railway station Raigarh 7.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Alibag 8.3 km

Villages closest to Belvali

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Belvali village had a population of 135. That makes it the 173rd largest of the 193 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,008 residents.

Belvali village has 66 males and 69 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Belvali has about 1045 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1008.

Belvali covers 344.11 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Belvali falls under Alibag tehsil of Raigarh district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Belvali is Raigarh, about 7.5 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 5 - 10 km distance for Belvali.

Belvali is about 8.3 km from Alibag in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Belvali is in Alibag tehsil of Raigarh district. Raigarh is about 7.5 km away. Alibag is about 8.3 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chinchawali (7.7 km), Chikhali (8.4 km) and Navenagar (10 km).

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

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