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About Behadgaon Village

Behadgaon is a mid sized village in Jawhar tehsil, in the district of Thane, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,608, made up of 762 males and 846 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,110 females per 1000 males. The village covers 740 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 401603, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Behadgaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Behadgaon village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Thane
Tehsil Jawhar
Pincode 401603
Area (hectares) 740 hectares
Population 1,608
Male Population 762
Female Population 846
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,110
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Behadgaon compares

By the 2011 count Behadgaon is the 26th largest of the 105 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,189 residents. Its 740 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1035.

Getting to Behadgaon

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

Behadgaon lies about 103 km from Thane, and the nearest railway station is Padli, about 37 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 Behadgaon
Tehsil headquarters Jawhar 23 km
Nearest railway station Padli 37 km
Nearest town Nashik 40 km
District headquarters Thane 103 km

Villages closest to Behadgaon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Behadgaon village had a population of 1,608. That makes it the 26th largest of the 105 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,189 residents.

Behadgaon village has 762 males and 846 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Behadgaon has about 1110 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1035.

The pincode recorded for Behadgaon is 401603. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Behadgaon covers 740 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Behadgaon falls under Jawhar tehsil of Thane district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Behadgaon is Padli, about 37 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 Behadgaon.

Behadgaon is about 103 km from Thane in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Behadgaon is in Jawhar tehsil of Thane district. Jawhar is about 23 km away. Padli is about 37 km away. Nashik is about 40 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nandgaon (3.0 km), Jambhulmaya (3.3 km) and Gorthan (10.0 km).

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

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