Bilon

This article is about the village in Uttar Pradesh, India. For the American actor, see Pat Bilon.

Bilon
Village
Bilon Location in Uttar Pradesh, India
Coordinates: 27.31868°N 79.11027°E / 27.31868; 79.11027
Country	India
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Mainpuri
Tehsil	Bhongaon
Area [1]
• Total	8.192 km^2 (3.163 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[1]
• Total	3,281
• Density	400/km^2 (1,000/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)

Bilon (Bīlon) is a village in Sultanganj block of Mainpuri district, Uttar Pradesh. As of 2011, it has a population of 3,281, in 229 households.

Geography

There is a prominent jhil at Bilon.^[2]: 199

Demographics

As of 2011, Bilon had a population of 3,281, in 229 households.^[1]: 160 This population was 53.6% male (1,758) and 46.4% female (1,523). The 0-6 age group numbered 560 (283 male and 277 female), or 17.1% of the total population. 1,238 residents were members of Scheduled Castes, or 37.7% of the total.^{[3]: 124–5}

The 1981 census recorded Bilon as having a population of 1,690 people, in 328 households.^{[4]: 164–5}

The 1961 census recorded Bilon as comprising 3 hamlets, with a total population of 1,267 people (656 male and 611 female), in 262 households and 231 physical houses. The area of the village was given as 2,056 acres.^[5]: xciv

Infrastructure

As of 2011, Bilon had 1 primary school; it did not have any healthcare facilities. Drinking water was provided by hand pump, and tube well/borehole; there were no public toilets. The village had a post office but no public library; there was at least some access to electricity for all purposes. Streets were made of both kachcha and pakka materials.^{[1]: 160–5}

References

1. "Census of India 2011: Uttar Pradesh District Census Handbook - Mainpuri, Part A (Village and Town Directory)" (PDF). Census of India. Retrieved 19 June 2023.
2. Neave, E. R., ed. (1910). Mainpuri: A Gazetteer, Being Volume X of the District Gazetteers of the United Provinces of Agra and Oudh. Allahabad: Government Press. Retrieved 19 June 2023.
3. "Census of India 2011: Uttar Pradesh District Census Handbook - Mainpuri, Part B (Village and Town Wise Primary Census Abstract)" (PDF). Census of India. Retrieved 19 June 2023.
4. Census 1981 Uttar Pradesh: District Census Handbook Part XIII-A: Village & Town Directory, District Mainpuri (PDF). 1982. Retrieved 25 July 2023.
5. Census 1961: District Census Handbook, Uttar Pradesh (24 - Mainpuri District) (PDF). Lucknow. 1965. Retrieved 25 December 2021.