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About Bhaiswahi Village

Bhaiswahi is a small village in Baihar tehsil, in the district of Balaghat, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 177, made up of 88 males and 89 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,011 females per 1000 males. The village covers 250 hectares hectares.

Bhaiswahi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhaiswahi village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Balaghat
Tehsil Baihar
Area (hectares) 250 hectares
Population 177
Male Population 88
Female Population 89
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,011
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhaiswahi compares

By the 2011 count Bhaiswahi is the 251st largest of the 284 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 763 residents. Its 250 hectares work out to about 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1032.

Getting to Bhaiswahi

Bhaiswahi is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Bhaiswahi as Available within 5 - 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 Bhaiswahi from other places

Bhaiswahi lies about 44 km from Balaghat, and the nearest railway station is Dhapewara, about 41 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 Bhaiswahi
Tehsil headquarters Baihar 5.7 km
Nearest town Malajkhand 18 km
Nearest railway station Dhapewara 41 km
District headquarters Balaghat 44 km

Villages closest to Bhaiswahi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhaiswahi village had a population of 177. That makes it the 251st largest of the 284 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 763 residents.

Bhaiswahi village has 88 males and 89 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhaiswahi has about 1011 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1032.

Bhaiswahi covers 250 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bhaiswahi falls under Baihar tehsil of Balaghat district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bhaiswahi is Dhapewara, about 41 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Bhaiswahi.

Bhaiswahi is about 44 km from Balaghat in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhaiswahi is in Baihar tehsil of Balaghat district. Baihar is about 5.7 km away. Malajkhand is about 18 km away. Dhapewara is about 41 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Manikpur (under 2 km), Banna (1.5 km) and Koparo (1.6 km).

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

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