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About Belha Village

Belha is a mid sized village in Bilaigarh tehsil, in the district of Raipur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 785, made up of 381 males and 404 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,060 females per 1000 males. The village covers 202.99 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493338, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Belha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Belha village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raipur
Tehsil Bilaigarh
Pincode 493338
Area (hectares) 202.99 hectares
Population 785
Male Population 381
Female Population 404
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,060
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Belha compares

By the 2011 count Belha is the 107th largest of the 206 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 983 residents. Its 202.99 hectares work out to about 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1009.

Getting to Belha

Belha is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Belha 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 Belha from other places

Belha lies about 125 km from Raipur, and the nearest railway station is Baradwar, about 37 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 Bilaigarh 5.3 km
Nearest railway station Baradwar 37 km
Nearest town Jānjgīr 40 km
District headquarters Raipur 125 km

Villages closest to Belha

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bilaigarh 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 785. That makes it the 107th largest of the 206 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 983 residents.

Belha village has 381 males and 404 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Belha has about 1060 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1009.

The pincode recorded for Belha is 493338. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Belha covers 202.99 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Belha falls under Bilaigarh tehsil of Raipur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Belha is Baradwar, about 37 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 Belha.

Belha is about 125 km from Raipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Belha is in Bilaigarh tehsil of Raipur district. Bilaigarh is about 5.3 km away. Baradwar is about 37 km away. Jānjgīr is about 40 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tendumudi (under 2 km), Durumgarh (under 2 km) and Mahuldih (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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