Bilgaon Explained

Bilgaon
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:India Maharashtra
Pushpin Label Position:left
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Maharashtra, India
Coordinates:21.8991°N 74.3177°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:India
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Maharashtra
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Nandurbar
Unit Pref:Metric
Population Total:1840
Population As Of:2011
Population Density Km2:auto
Demographics Type1:Languages
Demographics1 Title1:Official
Demographics1 Info1:Marathi
Timezone1:IST
Utc Offset1:+5:30
Postal Code Type:PIN
Postal Code:425432
Area Code Type:Telephone code

Bilgaon is a village in the Dhadgaon Tehsil of Nandurbar district, in Maharashtra in western India. It consists of 12 hamlets. The population recorded in the 2011 Census of India was 1840.[1] [2]

Notably, a micro hydro was built in 2003 mostly with the help of voluntary labour by the tribals (Shramdaan);[3] effects of the Sardar Sarovar Dam caused it to be washed away.[4]

The Bollywood film Swades was based on the village.[4] Aadiwasi Janjagruti a community media based social project operated in Dhadgaon Tehsil[5] is making a documentary on it[6]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Bilgaon Village: From Darkness to Light . https://web.archive.org/web/20080117094705/http://studentorgs.utexas.edu/aidaustin/projects/mhp/mhp.html . dead . 2008-01-17 .
  2. Web site: Census 2011 Bilgaon .
  3. Web site: The Bilgaon Model - Frontline .
  4. Web site: Bilgaon hydel project washed away .
  5. Web site: Tribal boys use mobile phones to shoot short film on local issues . The Indian Express . 20 August 2020.
  6. Web site: Tribal youth make short-films in local languages to educate vulnerable communities about COVID and lockdown . The Optimist Citizen . 20 August 2020.