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About Belgachhia Village

Belgachhia is a mid sized village in Dhaniakhali tehsil, in the district of Hugli, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,436, made up of 715 males and 721 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,008 females per 1000 males. The village covers 196.16 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 712308, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Belgachhia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Belgachhia village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Hugli
Tehsil Dhaniakhali
Pincode 712308
Area (hectares) 196.16 hectares
Population 1,436
Male Population 715
Female Population 721
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,008
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 Belgachhia compares

By the 2011 count Belgachhia is the 79th largest of the 214 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,498 residents. Its 196.16 hectares work out to about 7.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 996.

Getting to Belgachhia

Belgachhia is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Belgachhia 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 Bara Mallikpur, Barul, Basipur and Bathangaria. 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 Belgachhia

As per the Census of India 2011, Belgachhia village had a population of 1,436. That makes it the 79th largest of the 214 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,498 residents.

Belgachhia village has 715 males and 721 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Belgachhia has about 1008 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 996.

The pincode recorded for Belgachhia is 712308. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Belgachhia covers 196.16 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Belgachhia falls under Dhaniakhali tehsil of Hugli district in West Bengal.

The census record for Belgachhia 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 Belgachhia.

Belgachhia is in Dhaniakhali tehsil of Hugli 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 Belgachhia today is likely to be higher.

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