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About Bolegaon Village

Bolegaon is a large village in Lanji tehsil, in the district of Balaghat, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,456, made up of 1,219 males and 1,237 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,015 females per 1000 males. The village covers 490.86 hectares hectares.

Bolegaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bolegaon village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Balaghat
Tehsil Lanji
Area (hectares) 490.86 hectares
Population 2,456
Male Population 1,219
Female Population 1,237
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,015
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bolegaon compares

By the 2011 count Bolegaon is the 13th largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,339 residents. Its 490.86 hectares work out to about 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1013.

Getting to Bolegaon

Bolegaon is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bolegaon 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 Bolegaon from other places

Bolegaon lies about 42 km from Balaghat, and the nearest railway station is Amgaon, about 21 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 Bolegaon
Tehsil headquarters Lanji 8.9 km
Nearest railway station Amgaon 21 km
Nearest town Gondiā 29 km
District headquarters Balaghat 42 km

Villages closest to Bolegaon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bolegaon village had a population of 2,456. That makes it the 13th largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,339 residents.

Bolegaon village has 1,219 males and 1,237 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bolegaon has about 1015 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1013.

Bolegaon covers 490.86 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bolegaon falls under Lanji tehsil of Balaghat district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bolegaon is Amgaon, about 21 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it 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 Bolegaon.

Bolegaon is about 42 km from Balaghat in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bolegaon is in Lanji tehsil of Balaghat district. Lanji is about 8.9 km away. Amgaon is about 21 km away. Gondiā is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Benegaon (under 2 km), Dorli (2.2 km) and Ghhoti Ghusmara (2.4 km).

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

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