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About Belkash Village

Belkash is a mid sized village in Burdwan I tehsil, in the district of Barddhaman, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,244, made up of 627 males and 617 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 984 females per 1000 males. The village covers 410.1 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 713102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Belkash Overview

Census 2011 figures for Belkash village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Barddhaman
Tehsil Burdwan I
Pincode 713102
Area (hectares) 410.1 hectares
Population 1,244
Male Population 627
Female Population 617
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 984
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Belkash compares

By the 2011 count Belkash is the 48th largest of the 75 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,344 residents. Its 410.1 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 971.

Getting to Belkash

Belkash is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Belkash as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Bahir Sarbamangala, Bakalsa, Baman Sirajpur and Bandul. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Belkash

As per the Census of India 2011, Belkash village had a population of 1,244. That makes it the 48th largest of the 75 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,344 residents.

Belkash village has 627 males and 617 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Belkash has about 984 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 971.

The pincode recorded for Belkash is 713102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Belkash covers 410.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Belkash falls under Burdwan I tehsil of Barddhaman district in West Bengal.

The census record for Belkash notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Belkash.

Belkash is in Burdwan I tehsil of Barddhaman district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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