About Bhelai Village

Bhelai is a mid sized village in Maheshpur tehsil, in the district of Pakur, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,093, made up of 528 males and 565 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,070 females per 1000 males. The village covers 351 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 816107, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhelai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhelai village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Pakur
Tehsil	Maheshpur
Pincode	816107
Area (hectares)	351 hectares
Population	1,093
Male Population	528
Female Population	565
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,070
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 Bhelai compares

By the 2011 count Bhelai is the 45th largest of the 305 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 656 residents. Its 351 hectares work out to about 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1012.

Getting to Bhelai

Bhelai is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Bhelai 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 Bhelai from other places

Bhelai lies about 24 km from Pakur, and the nearest railway station is Banshlai Bridge, about 20 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 Bhelai
Tehsil headquarters	Maheshpur	11 km
Nearest railway station	Banshlai Bridge	20 km
District headquarters	Pakur	24 km

Villages closest to Bhelai

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhelai village had a population of 1,093. That makes it the 45th largest of the 305 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 656 residents.

Bhelai village has 528 males and 565 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhelai has about 1070 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1012.

The pincode recorded for Bhelai is 816107. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhelai covers 351 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bhelai falls under Maheshpur tehsil of Pakur district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Bhelai is Banshlai Bridge, about 20 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 Bhelai.

Bhelai is about 24 km from Pakur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhelai is in Maheshpur tehsil of Pakur district. Maheshpur is about 11 km away. Banshlai Bridge is about 20 km away. Pakur is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.