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About Belgachhi Village

Belgachhi is a small village in Balagarh tehsil, in the district of Hugli, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 408, made up of 211 males and 197 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 934 females per 1000 males. The village covers 57.11 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 712123, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Belgachhi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Belgachhi village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Hugli
Tehsil Balagarh
Pincode 712123
Area (hectares) 57.11 hectares
Population 408
Male Population 211
Female Population 197
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 934
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Belgachhi compares

By the 2011 count Belgachhi is the 106th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,557 residents. Its 57.11 hectares work out to about 7.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 964.

Getting to Belgachhi

The census records public bus service for Belgachhi 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Belgachhi from other places

Belgachhi lies about 34 km from Hugli, and the nearest railway station is Kolkata, 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 Belgachhi
Nearest railway station Kolkata under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Balagarh 15 km
District headquarters Hugli 34 km

Villages closest to Belgachhi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Belgachhi village had a population of 408. That makes it the 106th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,557 residents.

Belgachhi village has 211 males and 197 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Belgachhi has about 934 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 964.

The pincode recorded for Belgachhi is 712123. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Belgachhi covers 57.11 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Belgachhi falls under Balagarh tehsil of Hugli district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Belgachhi is Kolkata, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 Belgachhi.

Belgachhi is about 34 km from Hugli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Belgachhi is in Balagarh tehsil of Hugli district. Kolkata is about under 2 km away. Balagarh is about 15 km away. Hugli is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Simulia (under 2 km), Arazi Aschitpur (2.2 km) and Aschitpur (2.2 km).

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

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