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About Bhelaganj Village

Bhelaganj is a small village in Kadwa tehsil, in the district of Katihar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 67, made up of 45 males and 22 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 489 females per 1000 males. The village covers 31 hectares hectares.

Bhelaganj Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhelaganj village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Katihar
Tehsil Kadwa
Area (hectares) 31 hectares
Population 67
Male Population 45
Female Population 22
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 489
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Bhelaganj compares

By the 2011 count Bhelaganj is the 192nd largest of the 205 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,532 residents. Its 31 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 921.

Getting to Bhelaganj

Bhelaganj is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Bhelaganj as Available within 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 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bhelaganj from other places

Bhelaganj lies about 39 km from Katihar, and the nearest railway station is Kasba, about 4.7 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 Bhelaganj
Nearest railway station Kasba 4.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Kadwa 33 km
District headquarters Katihar 39 km

Villages closest to Bhelaganj

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhelaganj village had a population of 67. That makes it the 192nd largest of the 205 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,532 residents.

Bhelaganj village has 45 males and 22 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhelaganj has about 489 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 921.

Bhelaganj covers 31 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bhelaganj falls under Kadwa tehsil of Katihar district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Bhelaganj is Kasba, about 4.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Bhelaganj.

Bhelaganj is about 39 km from Katihar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhelaganj is in Kadwa tehsil of Katihar district. Kasba is about 4.7 km away. Kadwa is about 33 km away. Katihar is about 39 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jian (4.0 km), Kunhari (10 km) and Baghua (12 km).

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

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