# Belgaon Village, Parasia, Chhindwara (Madhya Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/chhindwara/parasia/belgaon/ Village · Parasia, Chhindwara # Belgaon Belgaon is a village in Parasia sub-district of Chhindwara district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,168 people in 244 households**, the 23rd largest of 90 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 67.0%. - 1,168people (2011) - 244households - 65.7%literacy - 1,014females per 1,000 males ## Belgaon PIN code and other codes Belgaon falls in Parasia sub-district, Chhindwara district, Madhya Pradesh. - Community development blockParasia - Census village code494692 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Belgaon from nearby towns? - Parasia (sub-district HQ)10 km by road - Chhindwara (district HQ)37 km by road Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What facilities are there in Belgaon? 16 services counted by the Census are inside Belgaon; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Chikhili - ○Degree college5–10 km · Parasia - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chhindwara - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 6 h winter Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Belgaon known for? The main crops are **soyabean, makka and wheat**. About 69% of the 466 hectares of village land is sown, and 116 hectares are irrigated. Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Homes and amenities in Belgaon Of every 100 households in Belgaon in 2011, 63 had electricity, 20 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 29 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Belgaon · ■ Parasia rural average Electricity for lighting ****63%** **75% Toilet within the home ****20%** **19% No toilet (open defecation) ****80%** **81% Tap water ****0%** **26% Drinking water within premises ****2%** **16% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%** **12% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%** **87% Use banking services ****65%** **47% Television ****23%** **24% Mobile phone ****29%** **25% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****11%** **15% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****37%** **48% Own their home ****93%** **82% Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What is the population of Belgaon? ■ Belgaon · ■ Parasia rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****65.7%** **67.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1014** **966 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****975** **985 Working population ****39.6%** **40.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 78.0% for men and 53.6% for women. 53% of men and 26% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 149 (32%) · **■** Farm labourers 74 (16%) · **■** Other work 66 (14%) · **■** Marginal 173 (37%) Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Other villages of similar size in Parasia - Likhawadi1,456 people - Barariya1,333 people - Tursi1,269 people - Charai Kalan1,228 people - Urdhan1,123 people - Mandla1,078 people - Chhinda1,060 people - Thesgora1,043 people [All 90 villages in Parasia](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/chhindwara/parasia/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Belgaon from Chhindwara?37 km by road - What is the population of Belgaon?1,168 (Census 2011) - Which district is Belgaon in?Chhindwara district (Parasia sub-district), Madhya Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Belgaon?65.7% (Census 2011)