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About Bhilkheda Village

Bhilkheda is a small village in Karanja tehsil, in the district of Washim, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 334, made up of 191 males and 143 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 749 females per 1000 males. The village covers 391.96 hectares hectares.

Bhilkheda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhilkheda village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Washim
Tehsil Karanja
Area (hectares) 391.96 hectares
Population 334
Male Population 191
Female Population 143
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 749
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Bhilkheda compares

By the 2011 count Bhilkheda is the 110th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,090 residents. Its 391.96 hectares work out to about 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 935.

Getting to Bhilkheda

Bhilkheda 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 Bhilkheda as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Bhilkheda from other places

Bhilkheda lies about 56 km from Washim, and the nearest railway station is Karanja, about under 2 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 Bhilkheda
Nearest railway station Karanja under 2 km
Nearest town Kāranja 2.4 km
District headquarters Washim 56 km

Villages closest to Bhilkheda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhilkheda village had a population of 334. That makes it the 110th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,090 residents.

Bhilkheda village has 191 males and 143 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhilkheda has about 749 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 935.

Bhilkheda covers 391.96 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bhilkheda falls under Karanja tehsil of Washim district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Bhilkheda is Karanja, about under 2 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 <5 km distance for Bhilkheda.

Bhilkheda is about 56 km from Washim in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhilkheda is in Karanja tehsil of Washim district. Karanja is about under 2 km away. Kāranja is about 2.4 km away. Washim is about 56 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nagapur (under 2 km), Alamgirpur (3.2 km) and Shaha (3.4 km).

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

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