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About Bhilaj Village

Bhilaj is a mid sized village in Jintur tehsil, in the district of Parbhani, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,438, made up of 748 males and 690 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 922 females per 1000 males. The village covers 843.84 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 431508, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhilaj Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhilaj village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Parbhani
Tehsil Jintur
Pincode 431508
Area (hectares) 843.84 hectares
Population 1,438
Male Population 748
Female Population 690
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 922
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Bhilaj compares

By the 2011 count Bhilaj is the 52nd largest of the 163 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,444 residents. Its 843.84 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 955.

Getting to Bhilaj

Bhilaj is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Bhilaj 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 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bhilaj from other places

Bhilaj lies about 36 km from Parbhani, and the nearest railway station is Devalgaon Avchar, about 33 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 Bhilaj
Tehsil headquarters Jintur 6.3 km
Nearest town Jintūr 6.3 km
Nearest railway station Devalgaon Avchar 33 km
District headquarters Parbhani 36 km

Villages closest to Bhilaj

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhilaj village had a population of 1,438. That makes it the 52nd largest of the 163 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,444 residents.

Bhilaj village has 748 males and 690 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhilaj has about 922 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 955.

The pincode recorded for Bhilaj is 431508. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhilaj covers 843.84 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bhilaj falls under Jintur tehsil of Parbhani district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Bhilaj is Devalgaon Avchar, about 33 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

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

Bhilaj is about 36 km from Parbhani in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhilaj is in Jintur tehsil of Parbhani district. Jintur is about 6.3 km away. Jintūr is about 6.3 km away. Devalgaon Avchar is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sukali (under 2 km), Bhogaon (2.8 km) and Pungala (3.0 km).

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

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