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About Belgahna Village

Belgahna is a mid sized village in Takhatpur tehsil, in the district of Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,050, made up of 526 males and 524 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 996 females per 1000 males. The village covers 261.16 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495117, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Belgahna Overview

Census 2011 figures for Belgahna village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Bilaspur
Tehsil Takhatpur
Pincode 495117
Area (hectares) 261.16 hectares
Population 1,050
Male Population 526
Female Population 524
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 996
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Belgahna compares

By the 2011 count Belgahna is the 86th largest of the 168 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,435 residents. Its 261.16 hectares work out to about 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 976.

Getting to Belgahna

Belgahna is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Belgahna as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Belgahna from other places

Belgahna lies about 25 km from Bilaspur, and the nearest railway station is Kalmitar, about 9.4 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 Belgahna
Nearest railway station Kalmitar 9.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Takhatpur 14 km
Nearest town Ratanpur 22 km
District headquarters Bilaspur 25 km

Villages closest to Belgahna

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Belgahna village had a population of 1,050. That makes it the 86th largest of the 168 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,435 residents.

Belgahna village has 526 males and 524 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Belgahna has about 996 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 976.

The pincode recorded for Belgahna is 495117. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Belgahna covers 261.16 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Belgahna falls under Takhatpur tehsil of Bilaspur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Belgahna is Kalmitar, about 9.4 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Belgahna.

Belgahna is about 25 km from Bilaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Belgahna is in Takhatpur tehsil of Bilaspur district. Kalmitar is about 9.4 km away. Takhatpur is about 14 km away. Ratanpur is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Baghel Kapa (under 2 km), Bhakurra Navapara (1.9 km) and Samdil (2.2 km).

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

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