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About Belkhed Village

Belkhed is a large village in Umarkhed tehsil, in the district of Yavatmal, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,262, made up of 1,118 males and 1,144 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,023 females per 1000 males. The village covers 745.31 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 445206, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Belkhed Overview

Census 2011 figures for Belkhed village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Yavatmal
Tehsil Umarkhed
Pincode 445206
Area (hectares) 745.31 hectares
Population 2,262
Male Population 1,118
Female Population 1,144
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,023
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Belkhed compares

By the 2011 count Belkhed is the 24th largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,695 residents. Its 745.31 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 967.

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 5 - 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 101 km from Yavatmal, and the nearest railway station is Jawalgaon (Deccan), about 30 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 Umarkhed 5.7 km
Nearest railway station Jawalgaon (Deccan) 30 km
District headquarters Yavatmal 101 km

Villages closest to Belkhed

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Umarkhed 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 2,262. That makes it the 24th largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,695 residents.

Belkhed village has 1,118 males and 1,144 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Belkhed has about 1023 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 967.

The pincode recorded for Belkhed is 445206. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Belkhed covers 745.31 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Belkhed falls under Umarkhed tehsil of Yavatmal district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Belkhed is Jawalgaon (Deccan), about 30 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 101 km from Yavatmal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Belkhed is in Umarkhed tehsil of Yavatmal district. Umarkhed is about 5.7 km away. Jawalgaon (Deccan) is about 30 km away. Yavatmal is about 101 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kailas Nagar (under 2 km), Bara (2.1 km) and Karodi (2.6 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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