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Bilgaon

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.

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

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

References

  1. ^ "Bilgaon Village: From Darkness to Light". Archived from the original on 17 January 2008.
  2. ^ "Census 2011 Bilgaon".
  3. ^ "The Bilgaon Model - Frontline".
  4. ^ "Bilgaon hydel project washed away".
  5. ^ "Tribal boys use mobile phones to shoot short film on local issues". The Indian Express. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
  6. ^ "Tribal youth make short-films in local languages to educate vulnerable communities about COVID and lockdown". The Optimist Citizen. Retrieved 20 August 2020.