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About Bhal Village

Bhal is a large village in Ambarnath tehsil, in the district of Thane, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,232, made up of 1,177 males and 1,055 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 896 females per 1000 males. The village covers 209.37 hectares hectares.

Bhal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhal village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Thane
Tehsil Ambarnath
Area (hectares) 209.37 hectares
Population 2,232
Male Population 1,177
Female Population 1,055
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 896
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Bhal compares

By the 2011 count Bhal is the 10th largest of the 69 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,803 residents. Its 209.37 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 936.

Getting to Bhal

Bhal is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bhal 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. The nearest villages by name are Ashele, Asnoli, Asode and Bandhanwadi. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Bhal

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhal village had a population of 2,232. That makes it the 10th largest of the 69 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,803 residents.

Bhal village has 1,177 males and 1,055 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhal has about 896 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 936.

Bhal covers 209.37 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bhal falls under Ambarnath tehsil of Thane district in Maharashtra.

The census record for Bhal notes the nearest railway station 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 Bhal.

Bhal is in Ambarnath tehsil of Thane district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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