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About Bhilod Village

Bhilod is a mid sized village in Valia tehsil, in the district of Bharuch, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,922, made up of 976 males and 946 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 969 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1023.56 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 393135, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhilod Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhilod village
Description Value
State Gujarat
District Bharuch
Tehsil Valia
Pincode 393135
Area (hectares) 1023.56 hectares
Population 1,922
Male Population 976
Female Population 946
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 969
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhilod compares

By the 2011 count Bhilod is the 19th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,519 residents. Its 1023.56 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 959.

Getting to Bhilod

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

Bhilod lies about 26 km from Bharuch, and the nearest railway station is Moti Koral, about 2.3 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 Bhilod
Nearest railway station Moti Koral 2.3 km
Nearest town Jhadeshwar 20 km
District headquarters Bharuch 26 km
Tehsil headquarters Valia 28 km

Villages closest to Bhilod

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhilod village had a population of 1,922. That makes it the 19th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,519 residents.

Bhilod village has 976 males and 946 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhilod has about 969 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 959.

The pincode recorded for Bhilod is 393135. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhilod covers 1023.56 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bhilod falls under Valia tehsil of Bharuch district in Gujarat.

The nearest railway station to Bhilod is Moti Koral, about 2.3 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 5 - 10 km distance for Bhilod.

Bhilod is about 26 km from Bharuch in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhilod is in Valia tehsil of Bharuch district. Moti Koral is about 2.3 km away. Jhadeshwar is about 20 km away. Bharuch is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Netrang (27 km), Vagadkhol (27 km) and Valia (28 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Bhilod today is likely to be higher.

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