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About Bhaigavhan Village

Bhaigavhan is a mid sized village in Ghansawangi tehsil, in the district of Jalna, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,496, made up of 802 males and 694 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 865 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1019.63 hectares hectares.

Bhaigavhan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhaigavhan village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Jalna
Tehsil Ghansawangi
Area (hectares) 1019.63 hectares
Population 1,496
Male Population 802
Female Population 694
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 865
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhaigavhan compares

By the 2011 count Bhaigavhan is the 54th largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,804 residents. Its 1019.63 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 945.

Getting to Bhaigavhan

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

Bhaigavhan lies about 41 km from Jalna, and the nearest railway station is Ranjani, about 27 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 Bhaigavhan
Tehsil headquarters Ghansawangi 8.7 km
Nearest town Ambad 21 km
Nearest railway station Ranjani 27 km
District headquarters Jalna 41 km

Villages closest to Bhaigavhan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhaigavhan village had a population of 1,496. That makes it the 54th largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,804 residents.

Bhaigavhan village has 802 males and 694 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhaigavhan has about 865 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 945.

Bhaigavhan covers 1019.63 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bhaigavhan falls under Ghansawangi tehsil of Jalna district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Bhaigavhan is Ranjani, about 27 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 Bhaigavhan.

Bhaigavhan is about 41 km from Jalna in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhaigavhan is in Ghansawangi tehsil of Jalna district. Ghansawangi is about 8.7 km away. Ambad is about 21 km away. Ranjani is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rahera (2.8 km), Bachegaon (3.3 km) and Khapardevhiwra (3.8 km).

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

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