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About Belahar Village

Belahar is a mid sized village in Maldah Old tehsil, in the district of Maldah, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 706, made up of 349 males and 357 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,023 females per 1000 males. The village covers 177.18 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 732102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Belahar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Belahar village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Maldah
Tehsil Maldah Old
Pincode 732102
Area (hectares) 177.18 hectares
Population 706
Male Population 349
Female Population 357
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,023
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Belahar compares

By the 2011 count Belahar is the 51st largest of the 112 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,213 residents. Its 177.18 hectares work out to about 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 977.

Getting to Belahar

Belahar is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Belahar 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 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Bangabari, Banshata, Barabari and Barkol. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Belahar

As per the Census of India 2011, Belahar village had a population of 706. That makes it the 51st largest of the 112 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,213 residents.

Belahar village has 349 males and 357 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Belahar has about 1023 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 977.

The pincode recorded for Belahar is 732102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Belahar covers 177.18 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Belahar falls under Maldah Old tehsil of Maldah district in West Bengal.

The census record for Belahar notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 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 Belahar.

Belahar is in Maldah Old tehsil of Maldah district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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