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About Bilwani Village

Bilwani is a large village in Rajpur tehsil, in the district of Barwani, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,736, made up of 1,339 males and 1,397 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,043 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1005.99 hectares hectares.

Bilwani Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bilwani village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Barwani
Tehsil Rajpur
Area (hectares) 1005.99 hectares
Population 2,736
Male Population 1,339
Female Population 1,397
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,043
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bilwani compares

By the 2011 count Bilwani is the 18th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,895 residents. Its 1005.99 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 989.

Getting to Bilwani

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

Bilwani lies about 74 km from Barwani, and the nearest railway station is Ambari Richhavi, about 21 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 Bilwani
Nearest railway station Ambari Richhavi 21 km
Tehsil headquarters Rajpur 24 km
Nearest town Alirajpur 24 km
District headquarters Barwani 74 km

Villages closest to Bilwani

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bilwani village had a population of 2,736. That makes it the 18th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,895 residents.

Bilwani village has 1,339 males and 1,397 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bilwani has about 1043 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 989.

Bilwani covers 1005.99 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bilwani falls under Rajpur tehsil of Barwani district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bilwani is Ambari Richhavi, about 21 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Bilwani.

Bilwani is about 74 km from Barwani in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bilwani is in Rajpur tehsil of Barwani district. Ambari Richhavi is about 21 km away. Rajpur is about 24 km away. Alirajpur is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sawarda (1.9 km), Waswi (6.1 km) and Mundla (7.3 km).

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

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