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About Belgachi Village

Belgachi is a mid sized village in Pranpur tehsil, in the district of Katihar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,006, made up of 498 males and 508 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,020 females per 1000 males. The village covers 104.07 hectares hectares.

Belgachi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Belgachi village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Katihar
Tehsil Pranpur
Area (hectares) 104.07 hectares
Population 1,006
Male Population 498
Female Population 508
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,020
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Belgachi compares

By the 2011 count Belgachi is the 45th largest of the 75 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,903 residents. Its 104.07 hectares work out to about 9.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 923.

Getting to Belgachi

The census records public bus service for Belgachi as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Belgachi from other places

Belgachi lies about 124 km from Katihar, and the nearest railway station is Bithan, about 6.2 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 Belgachi
Nearest railway station Bithan 6.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Pranpur 13 km
Nearest town Bakhri 13 km
District headquarters Katihar 124 km

Villages closest to Belgachi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Belgachi village had a population of 1,006. That makes it the 45th largest of the 75 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,903 residents.

Belgachi village has 498 males and 508 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Belgachi has about 1020 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 923.

Belgachi covers 104.07 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Belgachi falls under Pranpur tehsil of Katihar district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Belgachi is Bithan, about 6.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

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

Belgachi is about 124 km from Katihar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Belgachi is in Pranpur tehsil of Katihar district. Bithan is about 6.2 km away. Pranpur is about 13 km away. Bakhri is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bansnagar (9.1 km), Budhnagar (9.1 km) and Ganganagar (9.1 km).

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

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