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About Bilkhede Village

Bilkhede is a small village in Jalgaon tehsil, in the district of Jalgaon, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 324, made up of 171 males and 153 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 895 females per 1000 males. The village covers 142.97 hectares hectares.

Bilkhede Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bilkhede village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Jalgaon
Tehsil Jalgaon
Area (hectares) 142.97 hectares
Population 324
Male Population 171
Female Population 153
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 895
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 82nd largest of the 86 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,509 residents. Its 142.97 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 912.

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 18 km from Jalgaon, and the nearest railway station is Mhasavad, about 4.5 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 Mhasavad 4.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Jalgaon 18 km

Villages closest to Bilkhede

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Jalgaon 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 324. That makes it the 82nd largest of the 86 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,509 residents.

Bilkhede village has 171 males and 153 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bilkhede has about 895 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 912.

Bilkhede covers 142.97 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 Jalgaon tehsil of Jalgaon district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Bilkhede is Mhasavad, about 4.5 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 18 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 Jalgaon tehsil of Jalgaon district. Mhasavad is about 4.5 km away. Jalgaon is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Wavdade (under 2 km), Bilwadi (under 2 km) and Wakadi (3.0 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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