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About Belgaon Village

Belgaon is a large village in Dongargarh tehsil, in the district of Rajnandgaon, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,594, made up of 1,320 males and 1,274 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 965 females per 1000 males. The village covers 801.91 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491445, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Belgaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Belgaon village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Rajnandgaon
Tehsil Dongargarh
Pincode 491445
Area (hectares) 801.91 hectares
Population 2,594
Male Population 1,320
Female Population 1,274
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 965
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Belgaon compares

By the 2011 count Belgaon is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 961 residents. Its 801.91 hectares work out to about 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1017.

Getting to Belgaon

Belgaon 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 Belgaon as Available. 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 Belgaon from other places

Belgaon lies about 24 km from Rajnandgaon, and the nearest railway station is Jatkanhar, about 1.6 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 Belgaon
Nearest railway station Jatkanhar 1.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Dongargarh 7.4 km
District headquarters Rajnandgaon 24 km

Villages closest to Belgaon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Belgaon village had a population of 2,594. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 961 residents.

Belgaon village has 1,320 males and 1,274 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Belgaon has about 965 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1017.

The pincode recorded for Belgaon is 491445. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Belgaon covers 801.91 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Belgaon falls under Dongargarh tehsil of Rajnandgaon district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Belgaon is Jatkanhar, about 1.6 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 and private bus service as Available within village for Belgaon.

Belgaon is about 24 km from Rajnandgaon in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Belgaon is in Dongargarh tehsil of Rajnandgaon district. Jatkanhar is about 1.6 km away. Dongargarh is about 7.4 km away. Rajnandgaon is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Moditarai (1.6 km), Ghusera (1.6 km) and Jatkanhar (2.0 km).

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

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