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About Belgachi Village

Belgachi is a mid sized village in Naxalbari tehsil, in the district of Darjiling, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,947, made up of 971 males and 976 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,005 females per 1000 males. The village covers 29.54 hectares hectares.

Belgachi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Belgachi village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Darjiling
Tehsil Naxalbari
Area (hectares) 29.54 hectares
Population 1,947
Male Population 971
Female Population 976
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,005
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Belgachi compares

By the 2011 count Belgachi is the 15th largest of the 79 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,244 residents. Its 29.54 hectares work out to about 66 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 996.

Getting to Belgachi

Belgachi is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Belgachi as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Barabhita, Barajharu, Batlabari and Bauni Bhitar Chhat. 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 Belgachi

As per the Census of India 2011, Belgachi village had a population of 1,947. That makes it the 15th largest of the 79 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,244 residents.

Belgachi village has 971 males and 976 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Belgachi has about 1005 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 996.

Belgachi covers 29.54 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 66 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Belgachi falls under Naxalbari tehsil of Darjiling district in West Bengal.

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

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Belgachi.

Belgachi is in Naxalbari tehsil of Darjiling 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 Belgachi today is likely to be higher.

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