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About Belechandi Village

Belechandi is a large village in Jaynagar I tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,594, made up of 1,316 males and 1,278 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 971 females per 1000 males. The village covers 60.21 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743391, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Belechandi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Belechandi village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Jaynagar I
Pincode 743391
Area (hectares) 60.21 hectares
Population 2,594
Male Population 1,316
Female Population 1,278
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 971
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Belechandi compares

By the 2011 count Belechandi is the 33rd largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 3,336 residents. Its 60.21 hectares work out to about 43 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 943.

Getting to Belechandi

Belechandi is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Belechandi as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Belechandi from other places

Belechandi lies about 13 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Gocharan, 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 Belechandi
Nearest railway station Gocharan under 2 km
Nearest town Baruipur 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Jaynagar I 13 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 13 km

Villages closest to Belechandi

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Jaynagar I 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 Belechandi

As per the Census of India 2011, Belechandi village had a population of 2,594. That makes it the 33rd largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,336 residents.

Belechandi village has 1,316 males and 1,278 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Belechandi has about 971 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 943.

The pincode recorded for Belechandi is 743391. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Belechandi covers 60.21 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 43 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Belechandi falls under Jaynagar I tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Belechandi is Gocharan, 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Belechandi.

Belechandi is about 13 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.

Belechandi is in Jaynagar I tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Gocharan is about under 2 km away. Baruipur is about 11 km away. Jaynagar I is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Narayani Tala (under 2 km), Khakurdaha (under 2 km) and Bejra (under 2 km).

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

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