About Belgachhi Village

Belgachhi is a large village in Raniganj tehsil, in the district of Araria, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,846, made up of 1,487 males and 1,359 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 914 females per 1000 males. The village covers 240.4 hectares hectares.

Belgachhi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Belgachhi village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Araria
Tehsil	Raniganj
Area (hectares)	240.4 hectares
Population	2,846
Male Population	1,487
Female Population	1,359
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	914
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Belgachhi compares

By the 2011 count Belgachhi is the 49th largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 4,660 residents. Its 240.4 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 937.

Getting to Belgachhi

Belgachhi is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Belgachhi as Available within village. 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Belgachhi from other places

Belgachhi lies about 26 km from Araria, and the nearest railway station is Simraha, about 12 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 Belgachhi
Tehsil headquarters	Raniganj	3.7 km
Nearest railway station	Simraha	12 km
Nearest town	Forbesganj	22 km
District headquarters	Araria	26 km

Villages closest to Belgachhi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Belgachhi village had a population of 2,846. That makes it the 49th largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,660 residents.

Belgachhi village has 1,487 males and 1,359 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Belgachhi has about 914 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 937.

Belgachhi covers 240.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Belgachhi falls under Raniganj tehsil of Araria district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Belgachhi is Simraha, about 12 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 5 - 10 km distance for Belgachhi.

Belgachhi is about 26 km from Araria in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Belgachhi is in Raniganj tehsil of Araria district. Raniganj is about 3.7 km away. Simraha is about 12 km away. Forbesganj is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.