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About Bilwani Village

Bilwani is a large village in Jhalod tehsil, in the district of Dohad, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,571, made up of 1,782 males and 1,789 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,004 females per 1000 males. The village covers 610.25 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 389180, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bilwani Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bilwani village
Description Value
State Gujarat
District Dohad
Tehsil Jhalod
Pincode 389180
Area (hectares) 610.25 hectares
Population 3,571
Male Population 1,782
Female Population 1,789
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,004
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 Bilwani compares

By the 2011 count Bilwani is the 44th largest of the 147 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,921 residents. Its 610.25 hectares work out to about 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 985.

Getting to Bilwani

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

Bilwani lies about 57 km from Dohad, and the nearest railway station is Rentiya, about 54 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 Bilwani
Tehsil headquarters Jhalod 29 km
Nearest town Jhālod 29 km
Nearest railway station Rentiya 54 km
District headquarters Dohad 57 km

Villages closest to Bilwani

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bilwani village had a population of 3,571. That makes it the 44th largest of the 147 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,921 residents.

Bilwani village has 1,782 males and 1,789 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bilwani has about 1004 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 985.

The pincode recorded for Bilwani is 389180. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bilwani covers 610.25 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bilwani falls under Jhalod tehsil of Dohad district in Gujarat.

The nearest railway station to Bilwani is Rentiya, about 54 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 Bilwani.

Bilwani is about 57 km from Dohad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bilwani is in Jhalod tehsil of Dohad district. Jhalod is about 29 km away. Jhālod is about 29 km away. Rentiya is about 54 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Garadiya (2.9 km), Ghodiya (4.0 km) and Amba (6.9 km).

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

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