About Belu Village

Belu is a small village in Pachhad tehsil, in the district of Sirmaur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 117, made up of 61 males and 56 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 918 females per 1000 males. The village covers 242 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Belu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Belu village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Sirmaur
Tehsil	Pachhad
Pincode	173101
Area (hectares)	242 hectares
Population	117
Male Population	61
Female Population	56
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	918
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Belu compares

By the 2011 count Belu is the 172nd largest of the 261 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 206 residents. Its 242 hectares work out to about 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 951.

Getting to Belu

Belu is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Belu as Available within 5 - 10 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 Belu from other places

Belu lies about 17 km from Sirmaur, and the nearest railway station is Barog, about 23 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 Belu
Tehsil headquarters	Pachhad	17 km
District headquarters	Sirmaur	17 km
Nearest town	Solan	22 km
Nearest railway station	Barog	23 km

Villages closest to Belu

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

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Common questions about Belu

As per the Census of India 2011, Belu village had a population of 117. That makes it the 172nd largest of the 261 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 206 residents.

Belu village has 61 males and 56 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Belu has about 918 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 951.

The pincode recorded for Belu is 173101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Belu covers 242 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Belu falls under Pachhad tehsil of Sirmaur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Belu is Barog, about 23 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Belu.

Belu is about 17 km from Sirmaur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Belu is in Pachhad tehsil of Sirmaur district. Pachhad is about 17 km away. Sirmaur is about 17 km away. Solan is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.