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About Bhugawali Village

Bhugawali is a small village in Shadhora tehsil, in the district of Ashoknagar, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 482, made up of 259 males and 223 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 861 females per 1000 males. The village covers 364 hectares hectares.

Bhugawali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhugawali village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Ashoknagar
Tehsil Shadhora
Area (hectares) 364 hectares
Population 482
Male Population 259
Female Population 223
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 861
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhugawali compares

By the 2011 count Bhugawali is the 57th largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 759 residents. Its 364 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 913.

Getting to Bhugawali

Bhugawali is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bhugawali as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Bhugawali from other places

Bhugawali lies about 25 km from Ashoknagar, and the nearest railway station is Pilighat, 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 Bhugawali
Nearest railway station Pilighat 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Shadhora 25 km
District headquarters Ashoknagar 25 km

Villages closest to Bhugawali

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 Bhugawali

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhugawali village had a population of 482. That makes it the 57th largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 759 residents.

Bhugawali village has 259 males and 223 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhugawali has about 861 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 913.

Bhugawali covers 364 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Bhugawali is Pilighat, about 13 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 village for Bhugawali.

Bhugawali is about 25 km from Ashoknagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhugawali is in Shadhora tehsil of Ashoknagar district. Pilighat is about 13 km away. Shadhora is about 25 km away. Ashoknagar is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kalua Khedi (under 2 km), Barkheda Nai Saray (under 2 km) and Rasidpur (2.3 km).

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

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