| Bilgaon | |
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| Settlement type | Village |
| Country | India |
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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]
References
- ↑ Bilgaon Village: From Darkness to Light.
- ↑ Census 2011 Bilgaon.
- ↑ The Bilgaon Model - Frontline.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Bilgaon hydel project washed away.
- ↑ Tribal boys use mobile phones to shoot short film on local issues. The Indian Express.
- ↑ Tribal youth make short-films in local languages to educate vulnerable communities about COVID and lockdown. The Optimist Citizen.