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About Besgaon Village

Besgaon is a mid sized village in Nandgaon tehsil, in the district of Nashik, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 984, made up of 532 males and 452 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 850 females per 1000 males. The village covers 770 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 423106, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Besgaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Besgaon village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Nashik
Tehsil Nandgaon
Pincode 423106
Area (hectares) 770 hectares
Population 984
Male Population 532
Female Population 452
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 850
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Besgaon compares

By the 2011 count Besgaon is the 75th largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,852 residents. Its 770 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 922.

Getting to Besgaon

Besgaon is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Besgaon 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Besgaon from other places

Besgaon lies about 83 km from Nashik, and the nearest railway station is Hisvahal, about 3.7 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 Besgaon
Nearest railway station Hisvahal 3.7 km
Nearest town Manmād 9.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Nandgaon 14 km
District headquarters Nashik 83 km

Villages closest to Besgaon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Besgaon village had a population of 984. That makes it the 75th largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,852 residents.

Besgaon village has 532 males and 452 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Besgaon has about 850 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 922.

The pincode recorded for Besgaon is 423106. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Besgaon covers 770 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.

Besgaon falls under Nandgaon tehsil of Nashik district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Besgaon is Hisvahal, about 3.7 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 village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Besgaon.

Besgaon is about 83 km from Nashik in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Besgaon is in Nandgaon tehsil of Nashik district. Hisvahal is about 3.7 km away. Manmād is about 9.9 km away. Nandgaon is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Panewadi (2.7 km), Dhotane Kh (3.6 km) and Dhotane Bk (4.1 km).

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

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