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About Bilhar Village

Bilhar is a large village in Shahpur tehsil, in the district of Yadgir, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,498, made up of 1,245 males and 1,253 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,006 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2405.09 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 585355, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bilhar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bilhar village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Yadgir
Tehsil Shahpur
Pincode 585355
Area (hectares) 2405.09 hectares
Population 2,498
Male Population 1,245
Female Population 1,253
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,006
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bilhar compares

By the 2011 count Bilhar is the 35th largest of the 141 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,068 residents. Its 2405.09 hectares work out to about 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 994.

Getting to Bilhar

Bilhar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bilhar as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bilhar from other places

Bilhar lies about 50 km from Yadgir, and the nearest railway station is Shampurahalli, about 39 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Bilhar
Tehsil headquarters Shahpur 23 km
Nearest town Shāhpur 23 km
Nearest railway station Shampurahalli 39 km
District headquarters Yadgir 50 km

Villages closest to Bilhar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Shahpur tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Bilhar

As per the Census of India 2011, Bilhar village had a population of 2,498. That makes it the 35th largest of the 141 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,068 residents.

Bilhar village has 1,245 males and 1,253 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bilhar has about 1006 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 994.

The pincode recorded for Bilhar is 585355. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bilhar covers 2405.09 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bilhar falls under Shahpur tehsil of Yadgir district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Bilhar is Shampurahalli, about 39 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Bilhar.

Bilhar is about 50 km from Yadgir in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bilhar is in Shahpur tehsil of Yadgir district. Shahpur is about 23 km away. Shāhpur is about 23 km away. Shampurahalli is about 39 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bilwad (under 2 km), Shivepur (4.0 km) and Ukkinhal (6.9 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Bilhar today is likely to be higher.

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