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About Belma Village

Belma is a mid sized village in Ghanghata tehsil, in the district of Sant Kabir Nagar, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 989, made up of 479 males and 510 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,065 females per 1000 males. The village covers 98.29 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 272165, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Belma Overview

Census 2011 figures for Belma village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Sant Kabir Nagar
Tehsil Ghanghata
Pincode 272165
Area (hectares) 98.29 hectares
Population 989
Male Population 479
Female Population 510
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,065
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Belma compares

By the 2011 count Belma is the 159th largest of the 493 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 958 residents. Its 98.29 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 977.

Getting to Belma

Belma is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Belma as Available within <5 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 Belma from other places

Belma lies about 9.2 km from Sant Kabir Nagar, and the nearest railway station is Khalilabad, about 7.4 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 Belma
Nearest railway station Khalilabad 7.4 km
Nearest town Khalīlābād 7.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Ghanghata 9.2 km
District headquarters Sant Kabir Nagar 9.2 km

Villages closest to Belma

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Belma village had a population of 989. That makes it the 159th largest of the 493 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 958 residents.

Belma village has 479 males and 510 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Belma has about 1065 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 977.

The pincode recorded for Belma is 272165. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Belma covers 98.29 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Belma falls under Ghanghata tehsil of Sant Kabir Nagar district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Belma is Khalilabad, about 7.4 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 within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Belma.

Belma is about 9.2 km from Sant Kabir Nagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Belma is in Ghanghata tehsil of Sant Kabir Nagar district. Khalilabad is about 7.4 km away. Khalīlābād is about 7.6 km away. Ghanghata is about 9.2 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Shew Bakhari (2.5 km), Pipra (3.0 km) and Bankatia (3.3 km).

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

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