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About Bidgaon Village

Bidgaon is a large village in Chopda tehsil, in the district of Jalgaon, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,112, made up of 1,060 males and 1,052 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 992 females per 1000 males. The village covers 602.72 hectares hectares.

Bidgaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bidgaon village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Jalgaon
Tehsil Chopda
Area (hectares) 602.72 hectares
Population 2,112
Male Population 1,060
Female Population 1,052
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 992
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bidgaon compares

By the 2011 count Bidgaon is the 35th largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,161 residents. Its 602.72 hectares work out to about 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 942.

Getting to Bidgaon

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

Bidgaon lies about 28 km from Jalgaon, and the nearest railway station is Paldhi, about 26 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 Bidgaon
Nearest town Yāval 21 km
Tehsil headquarters Chopda 23 km
Nearest railway station Paldhi 26 km
District headquarters Jalgaon 28 km

Villages closest to Bidgaon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bidgaon village had a population of 2,112. That makes it the 35th largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,161 residents.

Bidgaon village has 1,060 males and 1,052 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bidgaon has about 992 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 942.

Bidgaon covers 602.72 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bidgaon falls under Chopda tehsil of Jalgaon district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Bidgaon is Paldhi, about 26 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 Bidgaon.

Bidgaon is about 28 km from Jalgaon in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bidgaon is in Chopda tehsil of Jalgaon district. Yāval is about 21 km away. Chopda is about 23 km away. Paldhi is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Moharad (under 2 km), Badhawani (1.8 km) and Vargavhan (2.1 km).

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

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