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About Belgachhi Village

Belgachhi is one of the larger villages in Baruipur tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 8,710, made up of 4,380 males and 4,330 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 989 females per 1000 males. The village covers 508.69 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743376, 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 South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Baruipur
Pincode 743376
Area (hectares) 508.69 hectares
Population 8,710
Male Population 4,380
Female Population 4,330
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 989
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 among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,589 residents. Its 508.69 hectares work out to about 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 950.

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 28 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Betberia Ghola, 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 Betberia Ghola under 2 km
Nearest town Canning 8.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Baruipur 16 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 28 km

Villages closest to Belgachhi

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Baruipur 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 8,710. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,589 residents.

Belgachhi village has 4,380 males and 4,330 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Belgachhi has about 989 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 950.

The pincode recorded for Belgachhi is 743376. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Belgachhi covers 508.69 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Belgachhi falls under Baruipur tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Belgachhi is Betberia Ghola, 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 28 km from South Twenty Four Parganas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Belgachhi is in Baruipur tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Betberia Ghola is about under 2 km away. Canning is about 8.8 km away. Baruipur is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ghola (under 2 km), Atniramish (1.8 km) and Ramdhari (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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