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About Belaha Village

Belaha is a mid sized village in Sihawal tehsil, in the district of Sidhi, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,513, made up of 771 males and 742 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 962 females per 1000 males. The village covers 254.45 hectares hectares.

Belaha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Belaha village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Sidhi
Tehsil Sihawal
Area (hectares) 254.45 hectares
Population 1,513
Male Population 771
Female Population 742
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 962
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Belaha compares

By the 2011 count Belaha is the 56th largest of the 286 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 912 residents. Its 254.45 hectares work out to about 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 990.

Getting to Belaha

Belaha is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Belaha as Available within <5 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 Belaha from other places

Belaha lies about 29 km from Sidhi, and the nearest railway station is Majhaoli, about 41 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 Belaha
Tehsil headquarters Sihawal 14 km
District headquarters Sidhi 29 km
Nearest railway station Majhaoli 41 km

Villages closest to Belaha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Belaha village had a population of 1,513. That makes it the 56th largest of the 286 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 912 residents.

Belaha village has 771 males and 742 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Belaha has about 962 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 990.

Belaha covers 254.45 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Belaha falls under Sihawal tehsil of Sidhi district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Belaha is Majhaoli, about 41 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Belaha.

Belaha is about 29 km from Sidhi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Belaha is in Sihawal tehsil of Sidhi district. Sihawal is about 14 km away. Sidhi is about 29 km away. Majhaoli is about 41 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bairiha Kothar (under 2 km), Bairiha Paipkhar (under 2 km) and Mayapur (under 2 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Belaha today is likely to be higher.

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