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About Belkunda Village

Belkunda is a mid sized village in Sagri tehsil, in the district of Azamgarh, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,212, made up of 634 males and 578 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 912 females per 1000 males. The village covers 81.27 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 276136, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Belkunda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Belkunda village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Azamgarh
Tehsil Sagri
Pincode 276136
Area (hectares) 81.27 hectares
Population 1,212
Male Population 634
Female Population 578
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 912
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Belkunda compares

By the 2011 count Belkunda is the 218th largest of the 835 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 983 residents. Its 81.27 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1014.

Getting to Belkunda

Belkunda is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Belkunda as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available. 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 Belkunda from other places

Belkunda lies about 44 km from Azamgarh, and the nearest railway station is Dohrighat, about 4.8 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 Belkunda
Nearest railway station Dohrighat 4.8 km
Nearest town Chillupār 5.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Sagri 26 km
District headquarters Azamgarh 44 km

Villages closest to Belkunda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Belkunda village had a population of 1,212. That makes it the 218th largest of the 835 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 983 residents.

Belkunda village has 634 males and 578 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Belkunda has about 912 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1014.

The pincode recorded for Belkunda is 276136. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Belkunda covers 81.27 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Belkunda falls under Sagri tehsil of Azamgarh district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Belkunda is Dohrighat, about 4.8 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 within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available for Belkunda.

Belkunda is about 44 km from Azamgarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Belkunda is in Sagri tehsil of Azamgarh district. Dohrighat is about 4.8 km away. Chillupār is about 5.1 km away. Sagri is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jamin Belkunda (under 2 km), Arhariya Parsan (1.8 km) and Ramgarh (1.9 km).

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

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