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About Belha Village

Belha is a small village in Birsinghpur tehsil, in the district of Satna, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 135, made up of 73 males and 62 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 849 females per 1000 males. The village covers 146.45 hectares hectares.

Belha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Belha village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Satna
Tehsil Birsinghpur
Area (hectares) 146.45 hectares
Population 135
Male Population 73
Female Population 62
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 849
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
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 106th largest of the 133 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 812 residents. Its 146.45 hectares work out to about 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 928.

Getting to Belha

Belha is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Belha as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 44 km from Satna, and the nearest railway station is Itwadundiala, about 5.9 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
Nearest railway station Itwadundiala 5.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Birsinghpur 26 km
Nearest town Chitrakoot Dham 30 km
District headquarters Satna 44 km

Villages closest to Belha

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Birsinghpur 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 135. That makes it the 106th largest of the 133 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 812 residents.

Belha village has 73 males and 62 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Belha has about 849 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 928.

Belha covers 146.45 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Belha falls under Birsinghpur tehsil of Satna district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Belha is Itwadundiala, about 5.9 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 km distance for Belha.

Belha is about 44 km from Satna in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Belha is in Birsinghpur tehsil of Satna district. Itwadundiala is about 5.9 km away. Birsinghpur is about 26 km away. Chitrakoot Dham is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Barau (2.7 km), Pati (2.8 km) and Padeniya (7.0 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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