About Belkhed Village

Belkhed is a mid sized village in Karanja tehsil, in the district of Washim, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,377, made up of 699 males and 678 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 970 females per 1000 males. The village covers 687.09 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 444110, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Belkhed Overview

Census 2011 figures for Belkhed village
Description	Value
State	Maharashtra
District	Washim
Tehsil	Karanja
Pincode	444110
Area (hectares)	687.09 hectares
Population	1,377
Male Population	699
Female Population	678
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	970
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 29th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,090 residents. Its 687.09 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 935.

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. 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
Nearest town	Mangrūl Pīr	6.7 km
Tehsil headquarters	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 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.

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Common questions about Belkhed

As per the Census of India 2011, Belkhed village had a population of 1,377. That makes it the 29th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,090 residents.

Belkhed village has 699 males and 678 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Belkhed has about 970 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 935.

The pincode recorded for Belkhed is 444110. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Belkhed covers 687.09 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Belkhed falls under Karanja tehsil of Washim district in Maharashtra.

The census record for Belkhed notes the nearest railway station 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 Karanja tehsil of Washim district. Mangrūl Pīr is about 6.7 km away. Karanja is about 18 km away. Washim is about 38 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.