About Belkheda Village

Belkheda is a mid sized village in Risod tehsil, in the district of Washim, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,300, made up of 680 males and 620 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 912 females per 1000 males. The village covers 512.08 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 444506, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Belkheda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Belkheda village
Description	Value
State	Maharashtra
District	Washim
Tehsil	Risod
Pincode	444506
Area (hectares)	512.08 hectares
Population	1,300
Male Population	680
Female Population	620
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	912
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
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 the 60th largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,827 residents. Its 512.08 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 922.

Getting to Belkheda

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

Belkheda lies about 20 km from Washim, and the nearest railway station is Kekatumar, about 16 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
Nearest railway station	Kekatumar	16 km
Tehsil headquarters	Risod	19 km
District headquarters	Washim	20 km

Villages closest to Belkheda

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

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Common questions about Belkheda

As per the Census of India 2011, Belkheda village had a population of 1,300. That makes it the 60th largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,827 residents.

Belkheda village has 680 males and 620 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Belkheda has about 912 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 922.

The pincode recorded for Belkheda is 444506. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Belkheda covers 512.08 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Belkheda falls under Risod tehsil of Washim district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Belkheda is Kekatumar, about 16 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 Belkheda.

Belkheda is about 20 km from Washim in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Belkheda is in Risod tehsil of Washim district. Kekatumar is about 16 km away. Risod is about 19 km away. Washim is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.