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About Belgaon Village

Belgaon is a mid sized village in Sawali tehsil, in the district of Chandrapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 984, made up of 470 males and 514 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,094 females per 1000 males. The village covers 208.19 hectares hectares.

Belgaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Belgaon village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Chandrapur
Tehsil Sawali
Area (hectares) 208.19 hectares
Population 984
Male Population 470
Female Population 514
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,094
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 40th largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,148 residents. Its 208.19 hectares work out to about 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 991.

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 107 km from Chandrapur, and the nearest railway station is Ambari(Deccan), about 10 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
Nearest railway station Ambari(Deccan) 10 km
Nearest town Kinwat 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Sawali 31 km
District headquarters Chandrapur 107 km

Villages closest to Belgaon

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sawali 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 984. That makes it the 40th largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,148 residents.

Belgaon village has 470 males and 514 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Belgaon has about 1094 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 991.

Belgaon covers 208.19 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Belgaon falls under Sawali tehsil of Chandrapur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Belgaon is Ambari(Deccan), about 10 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 107 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 Sawali tehsil of Chandrapur district. Ambari(Deccan) is about 10 km away. Kinwat is about 16 km away. Sawali is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dongargaon Maske (2.9 km), Hirapur (7.6 km) and Umri (15 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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