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About Belkhed Village

Belkhed is a mid sized village in Mangrulpir tehsil, in the district of Washim, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 963, made up of 492 males and 471 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 957 females per 1000 males. The village covers 776.84 hectares hectares.

Belkhed Overview

Census 2011 figures for Belkhed village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Washim
Tehsil Mangrulpir
Area (hectares) 776.84 hectares
Population 963
Male Population 492
Female Population 471
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 957
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Belkhed compares

By the 2011 count Belkhed is the 68th largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,210 residents. Its 776.84 hectares work out to about 1.2 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, a little above the tehsil average of 938.

Getting to Belkhed

Belkhed is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Belkhed as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Belkhed from other places

Belkhed lies about 38 km from Washim, and the nearest railway station is Karanja, about 18 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 Belkhed
Tehsil headquarters Mangrulpir 6.6 km
Nearest town Mangrūl Pīr 6.6 km
Nearest railway station Karanja 18 km
District headquarters Washim 38 km

Villages closest to Belkhed

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Belkhed village had a population of 963. That makes it the 68th largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,210 residents.

Belkhed village has 492 males and 471 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Belkhed has about 957 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 938.

Belkhed covers 776.84 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Belkhed falls under Mangrulpir tehsil of Washim district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Belkhed is Karanja, about 18 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 5 - 10 km distance for Belkhed.

Belkhed is about 38 km from Washim in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Belkhed is in Mangrulpir tehsil of Washim district. Mangrulpir is about 6.6 km away. Mangrūl Pīr is about 6.6 km away. Karanja is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mohari (2.1 km), Zadgaon (2.2 km) and Poti (2.2 km).

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

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