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About Belaganj Village

Belaganj is a large village in Chhatapur tehsil, in the district of Supaul, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,373, made up of 1,765 males and 1,608 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 911 females per 1000 males. The village covers 235 hectares hectares.

Belaganj Overview

Census 2011 figures for Belaganj village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Supaul
Tehsil Chhatapur
Area (hectares) 235 hectares
Population 3,373
Male Population 1,765
Female Population 1,608
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 911
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Belaganj compares

By the 2011 count Belaganj is the 33rd largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 4,629 residents. Its 235 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 922.

Getting to Belaganj

Belaganj is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Belaganj 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 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 50 km from Supaul, and the nearest railway station is Lalitgram, about 5.2 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 Belaganj
Nearest railway station Lalitgram 5.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Chhatapur 12 km
Nearest town Chhātāpur 12 km
District headquarters Supaul 50 km

Villages closest to Belaganj

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Chhatapur 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 3,373. That makes it the 33rd largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,629 residents.

Belaganj village has 1,765 males and 1,608 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Belaganj has about 911 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 922.

Belaganj covers 235 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Belaganj falls under Chhatapur tehsil of Supaul district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Belaganj is Lalitgram, about 5.2 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Belaganj.

Belaganj is about 50 km from Supaul in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Belaganj is in Chhatapur tehsil of Supaul district. Lalitgram is about 5.2 km away. Chhatapur is about 12 km away. Chhātāpur is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jiwachhpur (under 2 km), Madhubani (2.8 km) and Bhagwatpur (3.0 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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