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About Bilghar Village

Bilghar is a small village in Vada tehsil, in the district of Thane, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 490, made up of 251 males and 239 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 952 females per 1000 males. The village covers 269 hectares hectares.

Bilghar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bilghar village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Thane
Tehsil Vada
Area (hectares) 269 hectares
Population 490
Male Population 251
Female Population 239
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 952
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bilghar compares

By the 2011 count Bilghar is the 128th largest of the 168 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 919 residents. Its 269 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 972.

Getting to Bilghar

Bilghar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bilghar 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. The nearest villages by name are Bavali, Bersheti, Bhavehar and Bhopivali. 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 Bilghar

As per the Census of India 2011, Bilghar village had a population of 490. That makes it the 128th largest of the 168 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 919 residents.

Bilghar village has 251 males and 239 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bilghar has about 952 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 972.

Bilghar covers 269 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bilghar falls under Vada tehsil of Thane district in Maharashtra.

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

Bilghar is in Vada 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 Bilghar today is likely to be higher.

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