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About Billad Village

Billad is a mid sized village in Jevargi tehsil, in the district of Gulbarga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 634, made up of 326 males and 308 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 945 females per 1000 males. The village covers 325.6 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 585310, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Billad Overview

Census 2011 figures for Billad village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Gulbarga
Tehsil Jevargi
Pincode 585310
Area (hectares) 325.6 hectares
Population 634
Male Population 326
Female Population 308
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 945
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Billad compares

By the 2011 count Billad is the 124th largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,885 residents. Its 325.6 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 963.

Getting to Billad

Billad is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Billad as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Billad from other places

Billad lies about 52 km from Gulbarga, and the nearest railway station is Gaudgaon, about 36 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 Billad
Nearest town Afzalpur 24 km
Tehsil headquarters Jevargi 31 km
Nearest railway station Gaudgaon 36 km
District headquarters Gulbarga 52 km

Villages closest to Billad

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Billad village had a population of 634. That makes it the 124th largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,885 residents.

Billad village has 326 males and 308 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Billad has about 945 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 963.

The pincode recorded for Billad is 585310. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Billad covers 325.6 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.

Billad falls under Jevargi tehsil of Gulbarga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Billad is Gaudgaon, about 36 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 km distance for Billad.

Billad is about 52 km from Gulbarga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Billad is in Jevargi tehsil of Gulbarga district. Afzalpur is about 24 km away. Jevargi is about 31 km away. Gaudgaon is about 36 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Needalgi (under 2 km), Jeratgi (3.4 km) and Mulhalli (4.8 km).

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

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