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About Bhalgaon Village

Bhalgaon is a large village in Chikhli tehsil, in the district of Buldana, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,236, made up of 1,167 males and 1,069 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 916 females per 1000 males. The village covers 931.19 hectares hectares.

Bhalgaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhalgaon village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Buldana
Tehsil Chikhli
Area (hectares) 931.19 hectares
Population 2,236
Male Population 1,167
Female Population 1,069
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 916
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhalgaon compares

By the 2011 count Bhalgaon is the 32nd largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,711 residents. Its 931.19 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 932.

Getting to Bhalgaon

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

Bhalgaon lies about 52 km from Buldana, and the nearest railway station is Khamgaon, 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 Bhalgaon
Nearest town Mehkar 8.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Chikhli 34 km
District headquarters Buldana 52 km
Nearest railway station Khamgaon 54 km

Villages closest to Bhalgaon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhalgaon village had a population of 2,236. That makes it the 32nd largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,711 residents.

Bhalgaon village has 1,167 males and 1,069 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhalgaon has about 916 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 932.

Bhalgaon covers 931.19 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bhalgaon falls under Chikhli tehsil of Buldana district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Bhalgaon is Khamgaon, about 54 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 Bhalgaon.

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

Bhalgaon is in Chikhli tehsil of Buldana district. Mehkar is about 8.0 km away. Chikhli is about 34 km away. Buldana is about 52 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dongargaon (14 km), Dhanori (14 km) and Naigaon Kh (15 km).

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

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