# Belgaon Village, Brahmapuri, Chandrapur (Maharashtra)

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Village · Brahmapuri, Chandrapur 

# Belgaon

Belgaon is a village in Brahmapuri sub-district of Chandrapur district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **1,236 people in 291 households**, the 38th largest of 110 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 74.9%.

- 1,236people (2011)
- 291households
- 79.3%literacy
- 1,050females per 1,000 males

## Belgaon PIN code and other codes

Belgaon falls in Brahmapuri sub-district, Chandrapur district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockBrahmapuri
- Census village code540727

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?

- Brahmapuri (sub-district HQ)25 km by road
- Chandrapur (district HQ)140 km by road
- Brahmapuri (nearest town)25 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?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Belgaon; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Morali
- ○Degree college10+ km · Brahmapuri
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Brahmapuri
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 20 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?

About 61% of the 487 hectares of village land is sown, and 286 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, 65 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 30 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Belgaon · ■ Brahmapuri rural average

Electricity for lighting ****65%**

**69%

Toilet within the home ****12%**

**33%

No toilet (open defecation) ****88%**

**65%

Tap water ****5%**

**27%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**19%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**94%

Use banking services ****57%**

**57%

Television ****18%**

**23%

Mobile phone ****30%**

**23%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**8%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**0%

None of these assets ****19%**

**29%

Own their home ****91%**

**96%

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 · ■ Brahmapuri rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****79.3%**

**74.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1050**

**983

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****830**

**963

Working population ****56.1%**

**60.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.7% for men and 73.5% for women. 62% of men and 51% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 54 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 248 (36%) · **■** Household industry 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 23 (3%) · **■** Marginal 364 (52%)

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 Brahmapuri

- Sonegaon1,387 people
- Kinhi1,381 people
- Ladaj1,300 people
- Ranbothali1,238 people
- Kolari1,232 people
- Sawalgaon1,230 people
- Chorti1,212 people
- Kahali1,186 people

[All 136 villages in Brahmapuri](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/chandrapur/brahmapuri/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Belgaon from Chandrapur?140 km by road
- What is the population of Belgaon?1,236 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Belgaon in?Chandrapur district (Brahmapuri sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Belgaon?79.3% (Census 2011)