About Babhalaj Village

Babhalaj is a large village in Shirpur tehsil, in the district of Dhule, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,442, made up of 1,762 males and 1,680 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 953 females per 1000 males. The village covers 835.8 hectares hectares.

Babhalaj Overview

Census 2011 figures for Babhalaj village
Description	Value
State	Maharashtra
District	Dhule
Tehsil	Shirpur
Area (hectares)	835.8 hectares
Population	3,442
Male Population	1,762
Female Population	1,680
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	953
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Babhalaj compares

By the 2011 count Babhalaj is the 31st largest of the 144 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,393 residents. Its 835.8 hectares work out to about 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 971.

Getting to Babhalaj

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

Babhalaj lies about 51 km from Dhule, and the nearest railway station is Bhortex, about 21 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 Babhalaj
Tehsil headquarters	Shirpur	20 km
Nearest railway station	Bhortex	21 km
District headquarters	Dhule	51 km

Villages closest to Babhalaj

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

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Common questions about Babhalaj

As per the Census of India 2011, Babhalaj village had a population of 3,442. That makes it the 31st largest of the 144 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,393 residents.

Babhalaj village has 1,762 males and 1,680 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Babhalaj has about 953 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 971.

Babhalaj covers 835.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Babhalaj falls under Shirpur tehsil of Dhule district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Babhalaj is Bhortex, about 21 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 village for Babhalaj.

Babhalaj is about 51 km from Dhule in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Babhalaj is in Shirpur tehsil of Dhule district. Shirpur is about 20 km away. Bhortex is about 21 km away. Dhule is about 51 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.