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About Belgaon Village

Belgaon is a small village in Jiwati tehsil, in the district of Chandrapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 216, made up of 102 males and 114 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,118 females per 1000 males. The village covers 280 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 442908, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Belgaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Belgaon village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Chandrapur
Tehsil Jiwati
Pincode 442908
Area (hectares) 280 hectares
Population 216
Male Population 102
Female Population 114
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,118
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Belgaon compares

By the 2011 count Belgaon is the 70th largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 740 residents. Its 280 hectares work out to about 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 971.

Getting to Belgaon

Belgaon is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Belgaon as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 49 km from Chandrapur, and the nearest railway station is Gadchandur, about 22 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 Jiwati 5.3 km
Nearest town Chāndur 22 km
Nearest railway station Gadchandur 22 km
District headquarters Chandrapur 49 km

Villages closest to Belgaon

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Jiwati 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 216. That makes it the 70th largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 740 residents.

Belgaon village has 102 males and 114 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Belgaon has about 1118 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 971.

The pincode recorded for Belgaon is 442908. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Belgaon covers 280 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Belgaon falls under Jiwati tehsil of Chandrapur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Belgaon is Gadchandur, about 22 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 within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Belgaon.

Belgaon is about 49 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 Jiwati tehsil of Chandrapur district. Jiwati is about 5.3 km away. Chāndur is about 22 km away. Gadchandur is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Paldoh (under 2 km), Dhonda Arjuni (1.6 km) and Chikali Kh (1.7 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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