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About Belgachhia Village

Belgachhia is a mid sized village in Magrahat II tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,396, made up of 731 males and 665 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 910 females per 1000 males. The village covers 42.56 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743609, 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 South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Magrahat II
Pincode 743609
Area (hectares) 42.56 hectares
Population 1,396
Male Population 731
Female Population 665
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 910
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Belgachhia compares

By the 2011 count Belgachhia is the 55th largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,801 residents. Its 42.56 hectares work out to about 33 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 948.

Getting to Belgachhia

Belgachhia 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 Belgachhia as Available within village. 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 Belgachhia from other places

Belgachhia lies about 10 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Magra Hat, about 1.7 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 Magra Hat 1.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Magrahat II 10 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 10 km
Nearest town Jaynagar Majilpur 10 km

Villages closest to Belgachhia

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Magrahat II 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 Belgachhia

As per the Census of India 2011, Belgachhia village had a population of 1,396. That makes it the 55th largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,801 residents.

Belgachhia village has 731 males and 665 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Belgachhia has about 910 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 948.

The pincode recorded for Belgachhia is 743609. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Belgachhia covers 42.56 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 33 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Belgachhia falls under Magrahat II tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Belgachhia is Magra Hat, about 1.7 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Belgachhia.

Belgachhia is about 10 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.

Belgachhia is in Magrahat II tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Magra Hat is about 1.7 km away. Magrahat II is about 10 km away. South Twenty Four Parganas is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Azam Khali (under 2 km), Mallarchak Ishwaripur (under 2 km) and Dakshin Mohanpur (under 2 km).

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

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