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About Belghat Village

Belghat is a mid sized village in Varla tehsil, in the district of Barwani, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 856, made up of 424 males and 432 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,019 females per 1000 males. The village covers 551.94 hectares hectares.

Belghat Overview

Census 2011 figures for Belghat village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Barwani
Tehsil Varla
Area (hectares) 551.94 hectares
Population 856
Male Population 424
Female Population 432
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,019
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Belghat compares

By the 2011 count Belghat is the 41st largest of the 46 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,798 residents. Its 551.94 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 997.

Getting to Belghat

Belghat is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Belghat as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Belghat from other places

Belghat lies about 80 km from Barwani, and the nearest railway station is Takarkhede, about 43 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 Belghat
Tehsil headquarters Varla 12 km
Nearest town Chopda 18 km
Nearest railway station Takarkhede 43 km
District headquarters Barwani 80 km

Villages closest to Belghat

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Belghat village had a population of 856. That makes it the 41st largest of the 46 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,798 residents.

Belghat village has 424 males and 432 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Belghat has about 1019 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 997.

Belghat covers 551.94 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Belghat falls under Varla tehsil of Barwani district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Belghat is Takarkhede, about 43 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Belghat.

Belghat is about 80 km from Barwani in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Belghat is in Varla tehsil of Barwani district. Varla is about 12 km away. Chopda is about 18 km away. Takarkhede is about 43 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Deoli (3.4 km), Dugani (3.4 km) and Umarti (4.5 km).

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

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