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About Belaganj Village

Belaganj is a small village in Barhara tehsil, in the district of Purnia, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 307, made up of 170 males and 137 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 806 females per 1000 males. The village covers 18 hectares hectares.

Belaganj Overview

Census 2011 figures for Belaganj village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purnia
Tehsil Barhara
Area (hectares) 18 hectares
Population 307
Male Population 170
Female Population 137
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 806
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Belaganj compares

By the 2011 count Belaganj is the 47th largest of the 50 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 4,008 residents. Its 18 hectares work out to about 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 912.

Getting to Belaganj

The census records public bus service for Belaganj as Available within 5 - 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Belaganj from other places

Belaganj lies about 144 km from Purnia, and the nearest railway station is Khajauli, about 8.3 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 Belaganj
Nearest railway station Khajauli 8.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Barhara 8.8 km
Nearest town Jainagar 18 km
District headquarters Purnia 144 km

Villages closest to Belaganj

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Belaganj village had a population of 307. That makes it the 47th largest of the 50 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,008 residents.

Belaganj village has 170 males and 137 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Belaganj has about 806 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 912.

Belaganj covers 18 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Belaganj falls under Barhara tehsil of Purnia district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Belaganj is Khajauli, about 8.3 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Belaganj.

Belaganj is about 144 km from Purnia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Belaganj is in Barhara tehsil of Purnia district. Khajauli is about 8.3 km away. Barhara is about 8.8 km away. Jainagar is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bela Paemu (under 2 km), Bela Paemu Milik (under 2 km) and Auraha Chakla (5.1 km).

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

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