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About Belgaria Village

Belgaria is a mid sized village in Purbasthali I tehsil, in the district of Barddhaman, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,230, made up of 639 males and 591 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 925 females per 1000 males. The village covers 243.92 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 713513, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Belgaria Overview

Census 2011 figures for Belgaria village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Barddhaman
Tehsil Purbasthali I
Pincode 713513
Area (hectares) 243.92 hectares
Population 1,230
Male Population 639
Female Population 591
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 925
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Belgaria compares

By the 2011 count Belgaria is the 43rd largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,689 residents. Its 243.92 hectares work out to about 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 936.

Getting to Belgaria

Belgaria is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Belgaria as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Belgaria from other places

Belgaria lies about 19 km from Barddhaman, and the nearest railway station is Banpas, 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 Belgaria
Nearest railway station Banpas under 2 km
Nearest town Guskhara 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Purbasthali I 19 km
District headquarters Barddhaman 19 km

Villages closest to Belgaria

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Purbasthali I 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 Belgaria

As per the Census of India 2011, Belgaria village had a population of 1,230. That makes it the 43rd largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,689 residents.

Belgaria village has 639 males and 591 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Belgaria has about 925 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 936.

The pincode recorded for Belgaria is 713513. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Belgaria covers 243.92 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Belgaria falls under Purbasthali I tehsil of Barddhaman district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Belgaria is Banpas, 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Belgaria.

Belgaria is about 19 km from Barddhaman in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Belgaria is in Purbasthali I tehsil of Barddhaman district. Banpas is about under 2 km away. Guskhara is about 10 km away. Purbasthali I is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ghola (3.1 km), Bhatra (17 km) and Sahapur (19 km).

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

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