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About Belsingha Village

Belsingha is a large village in Falta tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,401, made up of 2,228 males and 2,173 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 975 females per 1000 males. The village covers 111.97 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743504, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Belsingha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Belsingha village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Falta
Pincode 743504
Area (hectares) 111.97 hectares
Population 4,401
Male Population 2,228
Female Population 2,173
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 975
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Belsingha compares

By the 2011 count Belsingha is the 7th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,753 residents. Its 111.97 hectares work out to about 39 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 954.

Getting to Belsingha

Belsingha is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Belsingha as Available within 5 - 10 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Belsingha from other places

Belsingha lies about 30 km from South Twenty Four Parganas. 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 Belsingha
Tehsil headquarters Falta 4.2 km
Nearest town Diamond Harbour 13 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 30 km

Villages closest to Belsingha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Belsingha village had a population of 4,401. That makes it the 7th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,753 residents.

Belsingha village has 2,228 males and 2,173 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Belsingha has about 975 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 954.

The pincode recorded for Belsingha is 743504. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Belsingha covers 111.97 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 39 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Belsingha falls under Falta tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

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

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Belsingha.

Belsingha is about 30 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.

Belsingha is in Falta tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Falta is about 4.2 km away. Diamond Harbour is about 13 km away. South Twenty Four Parganas is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jagannathpur (under 2 km), Barhay Batpur (under 2 km) and Punya (under 2 km).

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

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