About Bhelian Village

Bhelian is one of the larger villages in Nalhati I tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,901, made up of 3,074 males and 2,827 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 920 females per 1000 males. The village covers 226.64 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731220, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhelian Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhelian village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Birbhum
Tehsil	Nalhati I
Pincode	731220
Area (hectares)	226.64 hectares
Population	5,901
Male Population	3,074
Female Population	2,827
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	920
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Bhelian compares

By the 2011 count Bhelian is the 5th largest of the 89 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,301 residents. Its 226.64 hectares work out to about 26 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 949.

Getting to Bhelian

Bhelian is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bhelian as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bhelian from other places

Bhelian lies about 14 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Mallarpur, about 3.8 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 Bhelian
Nearest railway station	Mallarpur	3.8 km
Nearest town	Rampur Hat	10 km
Tehsil headquarters	Nalhati I	14 km
District headquarters	Birbhum	14 km

Villages closest to Bhelian

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Nalhati I 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 Bhelian

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhelian village had a population of 5,901. That makes it the 5th largest of the 89 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,301 residents.

Bhelian village has 3,074 males and 2,827 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhelian has about 920 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 949.

The pincode recorded for Bhelian is 731220. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhelian covers 226.64 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 26 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Bhelian falls under Nalhati I tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Bhelian is Mallarpur, about 3.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Bhelian.

Bhelian is about 14 km from Birbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhelian is in Nalhati I tehsil of Birbhum district. Mallarpur is about 3.8 km away. Rampur Hat is about 10 km away. Nalhati I is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.