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About Ahilyapur Village

Ahilyapur is a large village in Shirpur tehsil, in the district of Dhule, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,212, made up of 1,170 males and 1,042 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 891 females per 1000 males. The village covers 544.75 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 425405, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ahilyapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ahilyapur village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Dhule
Tehsil Shirpur
Pincode 425405
Area (hectares) 544.75 hectares
Population 2,212
Male Population 1,170
Female Population 1,042
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 891
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ahilyapur compares

By the 2011 count Ahilyapur is the 64th largest of the 144 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,393 residents. Its 544.75 hectares work out to about 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 971.

Getting to Ahilyapur

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

Ahilyapur lies about 48 km from Dhule, and the nearest railway station is Betawad, about 18 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 Ahilyapur
Tehsil headquarters Shirpur 8.4 km
Nearest railway station Betawad 18 km
District headquarters Dhule 48 km

Villages closest to Ahilyapur

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.

Common questions about Ahilyapur

As per the Census of India 2011, Ahilyapur village had a population of 2,212. That makes it the 64th largest of the 144 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,393 residents.

Ahilyapur village has 1,170 males and 1,042 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ahilyapur has about 891 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 971.

The pincode recorded for Ahilyapur is 425405. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ahilyapur covers 544.75 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ahilyapur falls under Shirpur tehsil of Dhule district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Ahilyapur is Betawad, about 18 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 Ahilyapur.

Ahilyapur is about 48 km from Dhule in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ahilyapur is in Shirpur tehsil of Dhule district. Shirpur is about 8.4 km away. Betawad is about 18 km away. Dhule is about 48 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tajpuri (2.6 km), Gartad (2.7 km) and Asali (4.1 km).

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

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