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About Belghat Village

Belghat is one of the larger villages in Khajni tehsil, in the district of Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,149, made up of 3,196 males and 2,953 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 924 females per 1000 males. The village covers 394.84 hectares hectares.

Belghat Overview

Census 2011 figures for Belghat village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Gorakhpur
Tehsil Khajni
Area (hectares) 394.84 hectares
Population 6,149
Male Population 3,196
Female Population 2,953
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 924
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Belghat compares

By the 2011 count Belghat is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 846 residents. Its 394.84 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 993.

Getting to Belghat

Belghat is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Belghat as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Belghat from other places

Belghat lies about 16 km from Gorakhpur, and the nearest railway station is Kauriaa Jungle, about 5.1 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 Belghat
Nearest railway station Kauriaa Jungle 5.1 km
District headquarters Gorakhpur 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Khajni 23 km

Villages closest to Belghat

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Belghat village had a population of 6,149. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 846 residents.

Belghat village has 3,196 males and 2,953 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Belghat has about 924 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 993.

Belghat covers 394.84 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Belghat falls under Khajni tehsil of Gorakhpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Belghat is Kauriaa Jungle, about 5.1 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Belghat.

Belghat is about 16 km from Gorakhpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Belghat is in Khajni tehsil of Gorakhpur district. Kauriaa Jungle is about 5.1 km away. Gorakhpur is about 16 km away. Khajni is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Matiyaria (2.1 km), Gosaipur (5.0 km) and Purwa (6.1 km).

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

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