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About Belha Village

Belha is a mid sized village in Palari tehsil, in the district of Raipur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 849, made up of 441 males and 408 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 925 females per 1000 males. The village covers 286.15 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493228, 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 Palari
Pincode 493228
Area (hectares) 286.15 hectares
Population 849
Male Population 441
Female Population 408
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 925
Bus Service (public) Available
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 92nd largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,496 residents. Its 286.15 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1002.

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 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 62 km from Raipur, 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 Belha
Tehsil headquarters Palari 7.0 km
Nearest town Baloda Bāzār 11 km
Nearest railway station Bhatapara 24 km
District headquarters Raipur 62 km

Villages closest to Belha

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Palari 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 849. That makes it the 92nd largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,496 residents.

Belha village has 441 males and 408 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Belha has about 925 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1002.

The pincode recorded for Belha is 493228. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Belha covers 286.15 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Belha falls under Palari tehsil of Raipur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Belha 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 10+ km distance for Belha.

Belha is about 62 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 Palari tehsil of Raipur district. Palari is about 7.0 km away. Baloda Bāzār is about 11 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 Gatapar (under 2 km), Saiha (2.5 km) and Parsadih (2.8 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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