# Bijgaon, Nawapur, Nandurbar – Population & Literacy

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Village · Nawapur, Nandurbar 

# Bijgaon

Bijgaon is a village in [Nawapur](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/nandurbar/nawapur/) sub-district of [Nandurbar](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/nandurbar/) district, [Maharashtra](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/). The 2011 Census counted **986 people in 213 households**, the 101st largest of 156 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 56.2%.

- 986people (2011)
- 213households
- 61.8%literacy
- 1,033females per 1,000 males

## Bijgaon PIN code and other codes

Bijgaon falls in Nawapur sub-district, Nandurbar district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockNawapur
- Census village code525880

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Bijgaon from nearby towns?

- Nawapur (sub-district HQ)52 km by road
- Nandurbar (district HQ)19 km by road
- Nandurbar (nearest town)22 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Bijgaon?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Bijgaon; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Khandabara
- ○Degree college10+ km · Nandurbar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Nandurbar
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 18 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Bijgaon known for?

About 88% of the 240 hectares of village land is sown, and 182 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Bijgaon

Of every 100 households in Bijgaon in 2011, 95 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 37 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 5 a car.

■ Bijgaon · ■ Nawapur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****95%**

**59%

Toilet within the home ****7%**

**32%

No toilet (open defecation) ****93%**

**67%

Tap water ****98%**

**44%

Drinking water within premises ****77%**

**29%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**96%

Use banking services ****52%**

**34%

Television ****29%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****37%**

**20%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****5%**

**1%

None of these assets ****39%**

**65%

Own their home ****98%**

**97%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Bijgaon?

■ Bijgaon · ■ Nawapur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****61.8%**

**56.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1033**

**1019

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****972**

**972

Working population ****70.7%**

**58.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.8% for men and 47.6% for women. 70% of men and 72% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 139 (20%) · **■** Farm labourers 482 (69%) · **■** Household industry 18 (3%) · **■** Other work 47 (7%) · **■** Marginal 11 (2%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Nawapur

- Nimdarde1,017 people
- Kareghat1,016 people
- Wagadi1,003 people
- Vatvi988 people
- Bhangarpada954 people
- Vasade953 people
- Sonkhadake952 people
- Chorvihir939 people

[All 161 villages in Nawapur](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/nandurbar/nawapur/villages/)

## Other places named Bijgaon

- Bijgaon · Village, Raiganj, Uttar Dinajpur · 1,342 people

## Quick answers

- How far is Bijgaon from Nandurbar?19 km by road
- What is the population of Bijgaon?986 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bijgaon in?Nandurbar district (Nawapur sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Bijgaon?61.8% (Census 2011)