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About Belgaon Village

Belgaon is a mid sized village in Bhadravati tehsil, in the district of Chandrapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,084, made up of 551 males and 533 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 967 females per 1000 males. The village covers 921.36 hectares hectares.

Belgaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Belgaon village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Chandrapur
Tehsil Bhadravati
Area (hectares) 921.36 hectares
Population 1,084
Male Population 551
Female Population 533
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 967
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Belgaon compares

By the 2011 count Belgaon is the 22nd largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 731 residents. Its 921.36 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 943.

Getting to Belgaon

Belgaon is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Belgaon as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Belgaon from other places

Belgaon lies about 32 km from Chandrapur, and the nearest railway station is Bhandak, about 18 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
Tehsil headquarters Bhadravati 17 km
Nearest railway station Bhandak 18 km
District headquarters Chandrapur 32 km

Villages closest to Belgaon

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bhadravati 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 1,084. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 731 residents.

Belgaon village has 551 males and 533 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Belgaon has about 967 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 943.

Belgaon covers 921.36 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Belgaon falls under Bhadravati tehsil of Chandrapur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Belgaon is Bhandak, about 18 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 10+ km distance for Belgaon.

Belgaon is about 32 km from Chandrapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Belgaon is in Bhadravati tehsil of Chandrapur district. Bhadravati is about 17 km away. Bhandak is about 18 km away. Chandrapur is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khokari (1.7 km), Thetegaon Rt (2.9 km) and Ashti Tukum (3.0 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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