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About Belgachhi Village

Belgachhi is one of the larger villages in Dagarua tehsil, in the district of Purnia, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,936, made up of 2,986 males and 2,950 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 988 females per 1000 males. The village covers 493 hectares hectares.

Belgachhi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Belgachhi village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purnia
Tehsil Dagarua
Area (hectares) 493 hectares
Population 5,936
Male Population 2,986
Female Population 2,950
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 988
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Belgachhi compares

By the 2011 count Belgachhi is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,613 residents. Its 493 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 988.

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 village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Bandrak, Baraili, Bardinga and Basbaili. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 5,936. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,613 residents.

Belgachhi village has 2,986 males and 2,950 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Belgachhi has about 988 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 988.

Belgachhi covers 493 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Belgachhi falls under Dagarua tehsil of Purnia district in Bihar.

The census record for Belgachhi notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Belgachhi.

Belgachhi is in Dagarua tehsil of Purnia district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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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