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About Belgundi Village

Belgundi is a mid sized village in Gadhinglaj tehsil, in the district of Kolhapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,362, made up of 688 males and 674 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 980 females per 1000 males. The village covers 258 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 416502, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Belgundi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Belgundi village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Kolhapur
Tehsil Gadhinglaj
Pincode 416502
Area (hectares) 258 hectares
Population 1,362
Male Population 688
Female Population 674
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 980
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Belgundi compares

By the 2011 count Belgundi is the 52nd largest of the 90 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,206 residents. Its 258 hectares work out to about 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1080.

Getting to Belgundi

Belgundi is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Belgundi 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 Belgundi from other places

Belgundi lies about 56 km from Kolhapur, and the nearest railway station is Pachhapur, about 40 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 Belgundi
Tehsil headquarters Gadhinglaj 4.3 km
Nearest railway station Pachhapur 40 km
District headquarters Kolhapur 56 km

Villages closest to Belgundi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Belgundi village had a population of 1,362. That makes it the 52nd largest of the 90 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,206 residents.

Belgundi village has 688 males and 674 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Belgundi has about 980 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1080.

The pincode recorded for Belgundi is 416502. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Belgundi covers 258 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Belgundi falls under Gadhinglaj tehsil of Kolhapur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Belgundi is Pachhapur, about 40 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 Belgundi.

Belgundi is about 56 km from Kolhapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Belgundi is in Gadhinglaj tehsil of Kolhapur district. Gadhinglaj is about 4.3 km away. Pachhapur is about 40 km away. Kolhapur is about 56 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Atyal (under 2 km), Inchanal (2.3 km) and Ainapur (2.8 km).

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

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