About Bhelagachhi Village

Bhelagachhi is a small village in Pothia tehsil, in the district of Kishanganj, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 393, made up of 218 males and 175 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 803 females per 1000 males. The village covers 61 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 855117, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhelagachhi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhelagachhi village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Kishanganj
Tehsil	Pothia
Pincode	855117
Area (hectares)	61 hectares
Population	393
Male Population	218
Female Population	175
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	803
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 Bhelagachhi compares

By the 2011 count Bhelagachhi is the 117th largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,919 residents. Its 61 hectares work out to about 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 934.

Getting to Bhelagachhi

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

How far is Bhelagachhi from other places

Bhelagachhi lies about 80 km from Kishanganj, and the nearest railway station is Kirtyanand Nagar, about 17 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 Bhelagachhi
Nearest railway station	Kirtyanand Nagar	17 km
Tehsil headquarters	Pothia	18 km
Nearest town	Purnia	20 km
District headquarters	Kishanganj	80 km

Villages closest to Bhelagachhi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhelagachhi village had a population of 393. That makes it the 117th largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,919 residents.

Bhelagachhi village has 218 males and 175 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhelagachhi has about 803 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 934.

The pincode recorded for Bhelagachhi is 855117. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhelagachhi covers 61 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bhelagachhi falls under Pothia tehsil of Kishanganj district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Bhelagachhi is Kirtyanand Nagar, about 17 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Bhelagachhi.

Bhelagachhi is about 80 km from Kishanganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhelagachhi is in Pothia tehsil of Kishanganj district. Kirtyanand Nagar is about 17 km away. Pothia is about 18 km away. Purnia is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.