About Belkhed Village

Belkhed is one of the larger villages in Telhara tehsil, in the district of Akola, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 7,471, made up of 3,854 males and 3,617 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 939 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1548 hectares hectares.

Belkhed Overview

Census 2011 figures for Belkhed village
Description	Value
State	Maharashtra
District	Akola
Tehsil	Telhara
Area (hectares)	1548 hectares
Population	7,471
Male Population	3,854
Female Population	3,617
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	939
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Belkhed compares

By the 2011 count Belkhed is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,610 residents. Its 1548 hectares work out to about 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 940.

Getting to Belkhed

Belkhed is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Belkhed 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Belkhed from other places

Belkhed lies about 42 km from Akola, and the nearest railway station is Adgaon Buzurg, about 11 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 Belkhed
Tehsil headquarters	Telhara	4.6 km
Nearest town	Telhāra	4.6 km
Nearest railway station	Adgaon Buzurg	11 km
District headquarters	Akola	42 km

Villages closest to Belkhed

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

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Common questions about Belkhed

As per the Census of India 2011, Belkhed village had a population of 7,471. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,610 residents.

Belkhed village has 3,854 males and 3,617 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Belkhed has about 939 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 940.

Belkhed covers 1548 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Belkhed falls under Telhara tehsil of Akola district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Belkhed is Adgaon Buzurg, about 11 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Belkhed.

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

Belkhed is in Telhara tehsil of Akola district. Telhara is about 4.6 km away. Telhāra is about 4.6 km away. Adgaon Buzurg is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.