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About Biliya Village

Biliya is a mid sized village in Dhanpur tehsil, in the district of Dohad, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,240, made up of 629 males and 611 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 971 females per 1000 males. The village covers 265.71 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 389382, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Biliya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Biliya village
Description Value
State Gujarat
District Dohad
Tehsil Dhanpur
Pincode 389382
Area (hectares) 265.71 hectares
Population 1,240
Male Population 629
Female Population 611
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 971
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Biliya compares

By the 2011 count Biliya is the 56th largest of the 90 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,004 residents. Its 265.71 hectares work out to about 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 981.

Getting to Biliya

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

Biliya lies about 17 km from Dohad, and the nearest railway station is Usra, about 17 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 Biliya
Tehsil headquarters Dhanpur 10 km
District headquarters Dohad 17 km
Nearest railway station Usra 17 km

Villages closest to Biliya

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Biliya village had a population of 1,240. That makes it the 56th largest of the 90 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,004 residents.

Biliya village has 629 males and 611 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Biliya has about 971 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 981.

The pincode recorded for Biliya is 389382. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Biliya covers 265.71 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Biliya falls under Dhanpur tehsil of Dohad district in Gujarat.

The nearest railway station to Biliya is Usra, about 17 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 10+ km distance for Biliya.

Biliya is about 17 km from Dohad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Biliya is in Dhanpur tehsil of Dohad district. Dhanpur is about 10 km away. Dohad is about 17 km away. Usra is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sangasar (2.1 km), Kanakuwa (2.7 km) and Kantu (2.9 km).

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

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