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About Bedhai Village

Bedhai is a mid sized village in Chanderi tehsil, in the district of Ashoknagar, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 521, made up of 259 males and 262 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,012 females per 1000 males. The village covers 310.9 hectares hectares.

Bedhai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bedhai village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Ashoknagar
Tehsil Chanderi
Area (hectares) 310.9 hectares
Population 521
Male Population 259
Female Population 262
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,012
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available

How Bedhai compares

By the 2011 count Bedhai is the 95th largest of the 133 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 942 residents. Its 310.9 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 898.

Getting to Bedhai

Bedhai is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Bedhai as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bedhai from other places

Bedhai lies about 18 km from Ashoknagar, and the nearest railway station is Rahatwas, about 13 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 Bedhai
Nearest railway station Rahatwas 13 km
District headquarters Ashoknagar 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Chanderi 26 km

Villages closest to Bedhai

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Chanderi 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 Bedhai

As per the Census of India 2011, Bedhai village had a population of 521. That makes it the 95th largest of the 133 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 942 residents.

Bedhai village has 259 males and 262 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bedhai has about 1012 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 898.

Bedhai covers 310.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bedhai falls under Chanderi tehsil of Ashoknagar district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bedhai is Rahatwas, about 13 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available.

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

Bedhai is about 18 km from Ashoknagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bedhai is in Chanderi tehsil of Ashoknagar district. Rahatwas is about 13 km away. Ashoknagar is about 18 km away. Chanderi is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dongar (under 2 km), Bhariya Khedi (1.6 km) and Piparesara (3.4 km).

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

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