About Belgachhia Village

Belgachhia is a large village in Deganga tehsil, in the district of North Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,026, made up of 2,058 males and 1,968 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 956 females per 1000 males. The village covers 250.47 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743423, 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	North Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil	Deganga
Pincode	743423
Area (hectares)	250.47 hectares
Population	4,026
Male Population	2,058
Female Population	1,968
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	956
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Belgachhia compares

By the 2011 count Belgachhia is the 23rd largest of the 107 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,893 residents. Its 250.47 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 956.

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 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Belgachhia from other places

Belgachhia lies about 48 km from North Twenty Four Parganas, 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 Belgachhia
Nearest railway station	Kolkata	under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters	Deganga	29 km
District headquarters	North Twenty Four Parganas	48 km

Villages closest to Belgachhia

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

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Common questions about Belgachhia

As per the Census of India 2011, Belgachhia village had a population of 4,026. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 107 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,893 residents.

Belgachhia village has 2,058 males and 1,968 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Belgachhia has about 956 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 956.

The pincode recorded for Belgachhia is 743423. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Belgachhia covers 250.47 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Belgachhia falls under Deganga tehsil of North Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Belgachhia is Kolkata, 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 5 - 10 km distance for Belgachhia.

Belgachhia is about 48 km from North Twenty Four Parganas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Belgachhia is in Deganga tehsil of North Twenty Four Parganas district. Kolkata is about under 2 km away. Deganga is about 29 km away. North Twenty Four Parganas is about 48 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.