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About Bilayat Village

Bilayat is a mid sized village in Ghatanji tehsil, in the district of Yavatmal, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 520, made up of 270 males and 250 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 926 females per 1000 males. The village covers 696.9 hectares hectares.

Bilayat Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bilayat village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Yavatmal
Tehsil Ghatanji
Area (hectares) 696.9 hectares
Population 520
Male Population 270
Female Population 250
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 926
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bilayat compares

By the 2011 count Bilayat is the 74th largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,142 residents. Its 696.9 hectares work out to about 0.7 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 957.

Getting to Bilayat

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

Bilayat lies about 50 km from Yavatmal, and the nearest railway station is Ambari(Deccan), about 28 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 Bilayat
Tehsil headquarters Ghatanji 26 km
Nearest town Ghātanji 26 km
Nearest railway station Ambari(Deccan) 28 km
District headquarters Yavatmal 50 km

Villages closest to Bilayat

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bilayat village had a population of 520. That makes it the 74th largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,142 residents.

Bilayat village has 270 males and 250 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bilayat has about 926 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 957.

Bilayat covers 696.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bilayat falls under Ghatanji tehsil of Yavatmal district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Bilayat is Ambari(Deccan), about 28 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 Bilayat.

Bilayat is about 50 km from Yavatmal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bilayat is in Ghatanji tehsil of Yavatmal district. Ghatanji is about 26 km away. Ghātanji is about 26 km away. Ambari(Deccan) is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Manusdhari (2.4 km), Ratnapur (5.6 km) and Tadsawali (5.6 km).

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

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