The Bheel are distributed widely in upland areas of several states, from Ajmer in central Rajasthan on the north, to Thane in western Maharashtra on the south, to Indore in western Madhya Pradesh on the east, and to Surat in southeastern Gujarat on the west. Nearly all of the Bheel engage in agriculture, some using the slash-and-burn (jhum) method but most employing the plow. The highland Bheel generally live in scattered houses made of wattle and thatch.