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About Belama Village

Belama is a mid sized village in Campierganj tehsil, in the district of Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,269, made up of 623 males and 646 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,037 females per 1000 males. The village covers 162.19 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 273158, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Belama Overview

Census 2011 figures for Belama village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Gorakhpur
Tehsil Campierganj
Pincode 273158
Area (hectares) 162.19 hectares
Population 1,269
Male Population 623
Female Population 646
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,037
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Belama compares

By the 2011 count Belama is the 93rd largest of the 196 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,874 residents. Its 162.19 hectares work out to about 7.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 953.

Getting to Belama

Belama is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Belama 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Belama from other places

Belama lies about 10 km from Gorakhpur, and the nearest railway station is Jagatbela, about under 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 Belama
Nearest railway station Jagatbela under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Campierganj 10 km
District headquarters Gorakhpur 10 km

Villages closest to Belama

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Belama village had a population of 1,269. That makes it the 93rd largest of the 196 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,874 residents.

Belama village has 623 males and 646 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Belama has about 1037 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 953.

The pincode recorded for Belama is 273158. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Belama covers 162.19 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Belama falls under Campierganj tehsil of Gorakhpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Belama is Jagatbela, about under 2 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Belama.

Belama is about 10 km from Gorakhpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Belama is in Campierganj tehsil of Gorakhpur district. Jagatbela is about under 2 km away. Campierganj is about 10 km away. Gorakhpur is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gaura (under 2 km), Tikaria (1.5 km) and Bankta (3.9 km).

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

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