Village · Akkalkuwa, Nandurbar # Bijaligavhan Bijaligavhan is a village in Akkalkuwa sub-district of Nandurbar district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted 1,417 people in 257 households, the 56th largest of 189 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 44.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 58.6%. - 1,417 people (2011) - 257 households - 44.9% literacy - 1,084 females per 1,000 males ## Bijaligavhan PIN code and other codes Bijaligavhan falls in Akkalkuwa sub-district, Nandurbar district, Maharashtra. - Community development block Akkalkuwa - Census village code 525040 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Bijaligavhan from nearby towns? - Akkalkuwa (sub-district HQ) 35 km by road - Nandurbar (district HQ) 85 km by road - Talode (nearest town) 36 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Bijaligavhan? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Bijaligavhan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Pre-primary school In village · 2 govt - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Health sub-centre In village · 1 - ● Mobile health clinic In village · 1 · 1 doctors - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Public bus service In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Molagi - ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Molagi - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Akkalkuwa - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 5–10 km - ○ Dispensary 5–10 km - ○ Post office 5–10 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water treated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011) 12 h summer · 16 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Bijaligavhan known for? The main crops are jowar, maize and chilli. About 61% of the 462 hectares of village land is sown, and 282 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Bijaligavhan Of every 100 households in Bijaligavhan in 2011, 49 had electricity, 16 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 19 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Bijaligavhan · ■ Akkalkuwa rural average - Electricity for lighting 49% 30% - Toilet within the home 16% 12% - No toilet (open defecation) 84% 86% - Tap water 14% 13% - Drinking water within premises 45% 18% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 1% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 99% 98% - Use banking services 23% 23% - Television 4% 6% - Mobile phone 19% 11% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 2% 3% - Car / jeep / van 1% 1% - None of these assets 72% 77% - Own their home 87% 96% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Bijaligavhan? ■ Bijaligavhan · ■ Akkalkuwa rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 44.9% 58.6% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1084 995 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1023 949 - Working population 49.3% 48.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 52.5% for men and 38.0% for women. 49% of men and 50% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 147 (21%) · ■ Farm labourers 294 (42%) · ■ Household industry 3 (0%) · ■ Other work 16 (2%) · ■ Marginal 239 (34%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Akkalkuwa - Talamba 1,472 people - Kuwa 1,436 people - Nawa Nagarmutha 1,429 people - Gangapur 1,420 people - Bedakund 1,387 people - Nawapada 1,359 people - Pechari Deo 1,321 people - Raisingpur 1,300 people All 190 villages in Akkalkuwa ## Quick answers - How far is Bijaligavhan from Nandurbar? 85 km by road - What is the population of Bijaligavhan? 1,417 (Census 2011) - Which district is Bijaligavhan in? Nandurbar district (Akkalkuwa sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Bijaligavhan? 44.9% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/nandurbar/akkalkuwa/bijaligavhan/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.