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About Bijgaon Village

Bijgaon is a mid sized village in Nawapur tehsil, in the district of Nandurbar, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 986, made up of 485 males and 501 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,033 females per 1000 males. The village covers 240.47 hectares hectares.

Bijgaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bijgaon village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Nandurbar
Tehsil Nawapur
Area (hectares) 240.47 hectares
Population 986
Male Population 485
Female Population 501
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,033
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bijgaon compares

By the 2011 count Bijgaon is the 98th largest of the 153 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,476 residents. Its 240.47 hectares work out to about 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1022.

Getting to Bijgaon

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

Bijgaon lies about 14 km from Nandurbar, and the nearest railway station is Bhadwad, about 3.6 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 Bijgaon
Nearest railway station Bhadwad 3.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Nawapur 14 km
District headquarters Nandurbar 14 km

Villages closest to Bijgaon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bijgaon village had a population of 986. That makes it the 98th largest of the 153 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,476 residents.

Bijgaon village has 485 males and 501 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bijgaon has about 1033 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1022.

Bijgaon covers 240.47 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bijgaon falls under Nawapur tehsil of Nandurbar district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Bijgaon is Bhadwad, about 3.6 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 Bijgaon.

Bijgaon is about 14 km from Nandurbar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bijgaon is in Nawapur tehsil of Nandurbar district. Bhadwad is about 3.6 km away. Nawapur is about 14 km away. Nandurbar is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bijadevi (under 2 km), Mogarani (2.1 km) and Dhavalipada (2.8 km).

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

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