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About Belgachhi Village

Belgachhi is a large village in Amour tehsil, in the district of Purnia, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,253, made up of 1,192 males and 1,061 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 890 females per 1000 males. The village covers 121 hectares hectares.

Belgachhi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Belgachhi village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purnia
Tehsil Amour
Area (hectares) 121 hectares
Population 2,253
Male Population 1,192
Female Population 1,061
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 890
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Belgachhi compares

By the 2011 count Belgachhi is the 50th largest of the 148 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,941 residents. Its 121 hectares work out to about 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 922.

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 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 30 km from Purnia, and the nearest railway station is Surja Kama, 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 Amour 4.1 km
Nearest railway station Surja Kama 12 km
Nearest town Kasba 21 km
District headquarters Purnia 30 km

Villages closest to Belgachhi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Belgachhi village had a population of 2,253. That makes it the 50th largest of the 148 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,941 residents.

Belgachhi village has 1,192 males and 1,061 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Belgachhi has about 890 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 922.

Belgachhi covers 121 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Belgachhi falls under Amour tehsil of Purnia district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Belgachhi is Surja Kama, 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 km distance for Belgachhi.

Belgachhi is about 30 km from Purnia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Belgachhi is in Amour tehsil of Purnia district. Amour is about 4.1 km away. Surja Kama is about 12 km away. Kasba is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kanharia (under 2 km), Farsadenga (under 2 km) and Khemia (1.6 km).

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

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