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About Belgaon Village

Belgaon is a small village in Deori tehsil, in the district of Gondiya, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 372, made up of 187 males and 185 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 989 females per 1000 males. The village covers 283 hectares hectares.

Belgaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Belgaon village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Gondiya
Tehsil Deori
Area (hectares) 283 hectares
Population 372
Male Population 187
Female Population 185
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 989
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
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 88th largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 808 residents. Its 283 hectares work out to about 1.3 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, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1018.

Getting to Belgaon

Belgaon is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Belgaon as Available within <5 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 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 63 km from Gondiya, and the nearest railway station is Dewalgaon, about 35 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 Deori 16 km
Nearest railway station Dewalgaon 35 km
Nearest town Dongargarh 45 km
District headquarters Gondiya 63 km

Villages closest to Belgaon

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Deori 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 372. That makes it the 88th largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 808 residents.

Belgaon village has 187 males and 185 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Belgaon has about 989 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1018.

Belgaon covers 283 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Belgaon falls under Deori tehsil of Gondiya district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Belgaon is Dewalgaon, about 35 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Belgaon.

Belgaon is about 63 km from Gondiya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Belgaon is in Deori tehsil of Gondiya district. Deori is about 16 km away. Dewalgaon is about 35 km away. Dongargarh is about 45 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gadegaon (under 2 km), Khambkhura (1.6 km) and Dhanori (2.0 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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