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About Belgaon Village

Belgaon is a mid sized village in Burwan tehsil, in the district of Murshidabad, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,174, made up of 618 males and 556 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 900 females per 1000 males. The village covers 196.55 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 742161, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Belgaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Belgaon village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Murshidabad
Tehsil Burwan
Pincode 742161
Area (hectares) 196.55 hectares
Population 1,174
Male Population 618
Female Population 556
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 900
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Belgaon compares

By the 2011 count Belgaon is the 80th largest of the 155 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,661 residents. Its 196.55 hectares work out to about 6.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 946.

Getting to Belgaon

Belgaon is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Belgaon 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 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Bansbere, Barutia, Barwan and Baugram. 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 Belgaon

As per the Census of India 2011, Belgaon village had a population of 1,174. That makes it the 80th largest of the 155 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,661 residents.

Belgaon village has 618 males and 556 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Belgaon has about 900 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 946.

The pincode recorded for Belgaon is 742161. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Belgaon covers 196.55 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Belgaon falls under Burwan tehsil of Murshidabad district in West Bengal.

The census record for Belgaon notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

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

Belgaon is in Burwan tehsil of Murshidabad 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 Belgaon today is likely to be higher.

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