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About Bhonsalegaon Village

Bhonsalegaon is a mid sized village in Shadhora tehsil, in the district of Ashoknagar, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 615, made up of 319 males and 296 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 928 females per 1000 males. The village covers 267 hectares hectares.

Bhonsalegaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhonsalegaon village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Ashoknagar
Tehsil Shadhora
Area (hectares) 267 hectares
Population 615
Male Population 319
Female Population 296
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 928
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhonsalegaon compares

By the 2011 count Bhonsalegaon is the 42nd largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 759 residents. Its 267 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 913.

Getting to Bhonsalegaon

Bhonsalegaon is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Bhonsalegaon as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Bhonsalegaon from other places

Bhonsalegaon lies about 21 km from Ashoknagar, and the nearest railway station is Pilighat, about 4.6 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 Bhonsalegaon
Nearest railway station Pilighat 4.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Shadhora 21 km
District headquarters Ashoknagar 21 km

Villages closest to Bhonsalegaon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhonsalegaon village had a population of 615. That makes it the 42nd largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 759 residents.

Bhonsalegaon village has 319 males and 296 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhonsalegaon has about 928 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 913.

Bhonsalegaon covers 267 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bhonsalegaon falls under Shadhora tehsil of Ashoknagar district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bhonsalegaon is Pilighat, about 4.6 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Bhonsalegaon.

Bhonsalegaon is about 21 km from Ashoknagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhonsalegaon is in Shadhora tehsil of Ashoknagar district. Pilighat is about 4.6 km away. Shadhora is about 21 km away. Ashoknagar is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Seji (under 2 km), Hajipur (1.8 km) and Muhal Dehar (2.8 km).

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

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