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About Belgaon Village

Belgaon is a mid sized village in Karanja tehsil, in the district of Wardha, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 948, made up of 485 males and 463 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 955 females per 1000 males. The village covers 747.45 hectares hectares.

Belgaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Belgaon village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Wardha
Tehsil Karanja
Area (hectares) 747.45 hectares
Population 948
Male Population 485
Female Population 463
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 955
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 28th largest of the 92 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 955 residents. Its 747.45 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, much in line with the tehsil average of 964.

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 142 km from Wardha, and the nearest railway station is Kata Road, about 25 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 town Mangrūl Pīr 2.5 km
Nearest railway station Kata Road 25 km
Tehsil headquarters Karanja 27 km
District headquarters Wardha 142 km

Villages closest to Belgaon

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Karanja 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 948. That makes it the 28th largest of the 92 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 955 residents.

Belgaon village has 485 males and 463 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Belgaon has about 955 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 964.

Belgaon covers 747.45 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 Karanja tehsil of Wardha district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Belgaon is Kata Road, about 25 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 142 km from Wardha in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Belgaon is in Karanja tehsil of Wardha district. Mangrūl Pīr is about 2.5 km away. Kata Road is about 25 km away. Karanja is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Selgaon (under 2 km), Selgaon Lawane (under 2 km) and Chincholi (3.1 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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