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About Bilkhede Village

Bilkhede is a mid sized village in Dharangaon tehsil, in the district of Jalgaon, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,432, made up of 744 males and 688 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 925 females per 1000 males. The village covers 628 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 425105, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bilkhede Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bilkhede village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Jalgaon
Tehsil Dharangaon
Pincode 425105
Area (hectares) 628 hectares
Population 1,432
Male Population 744
Female Population 688
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 925
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Bilkhede compares

By the 2011 count Bilkhede is the 32nd largest of the 88 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,569 residents. Its 628 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 914.

Getting to Bilkhede

Bilkhede is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bilkhede 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bilkhede from other places

Bilkhede lies about 37 km from Jalgaon, and the nearest railway station is Bhone, about 2.9 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 Bilkhede
Nearest railway station Bhone 2.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Dharangaon 7.2 km
District headquarters Jalgaon 37 km

Villages closest to Bilkhede

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bilkhede village had a population of 1,432. That makes it the 32nd largest of the 88 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,569 residents.

Bilkhede village has 744 males and 688 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bilkhede has about 925 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 914.

The pincode recorded for Bilkhede is 425105. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bilkhede covers 628 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bilkhede falls under Dharangaon tehsil of Jalgaon district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Bilkhede is Bhone, about 2.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Bilkhede.

Bilkhede is about 37 km from Jalgaon in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bilkhede is in Dharangaon tehsil of Jalgaon district. Bhone is about 2.9 km away. Dharangaon is about 7.2 km away. Jalgaon is about 37 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sarve Kh (2.1 km), Bhone Bk (2.4 km) and Jambhore (2.6 km).

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

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