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About Belkheda Village

Belkheda is a small village in Sengaon tehsil, in the district of Hingoli, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 177, made up of 92 males and 85 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 924 females per 1000 males. The village covers 286.38 hectares hectares.

Belkheda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Belkheda village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Hingoli
Tehsil Sengaon
Area (hectares) 286.38 hectares
Population 177
Male Population 92
Female Population 85
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 924
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 Belkheda compares

By the 2011 count Belkheda is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,613 residents. Its 286.38 hectares work out to about 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 939.

Getting to Belkheda

Belkheda is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Belkheda 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 Belkheda from other places

Belkheda lies about 22 km from Hingoli, and the nearest railway station is Navalgaon, about 17 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 Belkheda
Tehsil headquarters Sengaon 8.3 km
Nearest railway station Navalgaon 17 km
District headquarters Hingoli 22 km

Villages closest to Belkheda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Belkheda village had a population of 177. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,613 residents.

Belkheda village has 92 males and 85 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Belkheda has about 924 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 939.

Belkheda covers 286.38 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Belkheda falls under Sengaon tehsil of Hingoli district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Belkheda is Navalgaon, about 17 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 Belkheda.

Belkheda is about 22 km from Hingoli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Belkheda is in Sengaon tehsil of Hingoli district. Sengaon is about 8.3 km away. Navalgaon is about 17 km away. Hingoli 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 Suldali Bk (1.7 km), Shivni Bk (1.9 km) and Shivni Kh (2.4 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Belkheda today is likely to be higher.

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