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About Belgahan Village

Belgahan is a mid sized village in Mariahu tehsil, in the district of Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,587, made up of 779 males and 808 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,037 females per 1000 males. The village covers 214.29 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 222161, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Belgahan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Belgahan village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Jaunpur
Tehsil Mariahu
Pincode 222161
Area (hectares) 214.29 hectares
Population 1,587
Male Population 779
Female Population 808
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 Belgahan compares

By the 2011 count Belgahan is the 154th largest of the 591 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,188 residents. Its 214.29 hectares work out to about 7.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1086.

Getting to Belgahan

Belgahan is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Belgahan 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 Belgahan from other places

Belgahan lies about 14 km from Jaunpur, and the nearest railway station is Bakhsha, about 9.6 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 Belgahan
Nearest railway station Bakhsha 9.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Mariahu 12 km
Nearest town Mariāhu 12 km
District headquarters Jaunpur 14 km

Villages closest to Belgahan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Belgahan village had a population of 1,587. That makes it the 154th largest of the 591 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,188 residents.

Belgahan village has 779 males and 808 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Belgahan has about 1037 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1086.

The pincode recorded for Belgahan is 222161. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Belgahan covers 214.29 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Belgahan falls under Mariahu tehsil of Jaunpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Belgahan is Bakhsha, about 9.6 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 Belgahan.

Belgahan is about 14 km from Jaunpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Belgahan is in Mariahu tehsil of Jaunpur district. Bakhsha is about 9.6 km away. Mariahu is about 12 km away. Mariāhu 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 Rukunpur (under 2 km), Mithepar (1.6 km) and Fattupur (2.2 km).

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

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