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Babhalgaon observes Dussehra (Vijayadashami) on Tuesday, 20 October 2026, along with the rest of Maharashtra.
Temples near Babhalgaon
Named places of worship on record
The principal temple recorded for Majalgaon mandal is Nagareshwar Mandir. No temple of this dedication is on record within Babhalgaon itself.
By population, Babhalgaon ranks #38 of 102 villages in Majalgaon mandal.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Babhalgaon is a village of 1,848 people in 394 households (Census 2011) in Majalgaon taluka, Beed district, Maharashtra, the 38th-largest of 102 villages in Majalgaon taluka. Literacy is 67%, 5 points above the taluka average of 63% and the sex ratio is 886 women per 1,000 men. It lies 130 km from the Beed district centre, 11 km from Shirur Anantpal, the nearest town, 26 km from Ambika Rohina railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 431128, served by Dindrood post office; the LGD village code is 559411. The nearest hospital or health centre is Government Hospital, Nitur, 5 km away. The village votes in Pathri assembly constituency, represented by MLA Rajesh Uttamrao Vitekar. The population is estimated at 2,179 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Babhalgaon →
| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Babhalgaon · this village | 1,848 | 67% | — |
| Babhalgaon · Ambejogai | 1,491 | 70% | 0 km N |
| Babhalgaon · Latur | 7,353 | 66% | 0 km N |
| Macharatwadi · Nilanga | 398 | 78% | 1.1 km NW |
| Baspur · Nilanga | 1,201 | 69% | 1.9 km E |
| Bakali · Shirur Anantpal | 2,024 | 59% | 2 km NE |
| Bibral · Shirur Anantpal | 1,013 | 64% | 2.4 km N |
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
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Sources: Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner of India (Census 2011 + Population Projections 2011-2036) · International Institute for Population Sciences (NFHS-5) · Election Commission of India · data.gov.in (Jal Jeevan Mission, PMAY-G, SBM-G dashboards). Projections may differ from on-the-ground reality by ±20% for individual villages. An asterisk next to a sex-ratio value (—*) flags a Census 2011 figure outside the plausible range of 300–2000 ♀/1000♂; the underlying source row is suppressed pending review.
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