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About Belagam Village

Belagam is one of the larger villages in Kaviti tehsil, in the district of Srikakulam, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,543, made up of 2,630 males and 2,913 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,108 females per 1000 males. The village covers 761 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 532290, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Belagam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Belagam village
Description Value
State Andhra Pradesh
District Srikakulam
Tehsil Kaviti
Pincode 532290
Area (hectares) 761 hectares
Population 5,543
Male Population 2,630
Female Population 2,913
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,108
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Belagam compares

By the 2011 count Belagam is the 4th largest of the 21 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 3,618 residents. Its 761 hectares work out to about 7.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1098.

Getting to Belagam

Belagam is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Belagam as Available within village. 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 Belagam from other places

Belagam lies about 111 km from Srikakulam, and the nearest railway station is Jhadupudi, about under 2 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 Belagam
Nearest railway station Jhadupudi under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Kaviti 7.1 km
Nearest town Ichchāpuram 12 km
District headquarters Srikakulam 111 km

Villages closest to Belagam

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Belagam village had a population of 5,543. That makes it the 4th largest of the 21 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,618 residents.

Belagam village has 2,630 males and 2,913 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Belagam has about 1108 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1098.

The pincode recorded for Belagam is 532290. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Belagam covers 761 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Belagam falls under Kaviti tehsil of Srikakulam district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Belagam is Jhadupudi, about under 2 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 village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Belagam.

Belagam is about 111 km from Srikakulam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Belagam is in Kaviti tehsil of Srikakulam district. Jhadupudi is about under 2 km away. Kaviti is about 7.1 km away. Ichchāpuram is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Silagam (2.2 km), Balliputtuga (3.7 km) and Karapadu (3.8 km).

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

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