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About Bisighat Village

Bisighat is a small village in Amla tehsil, in the district of Betul, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 189, made up of 85 males and 104 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,224 females per 1000 males. The village covers 270.16 hectares hectares.

Bisighat Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bisighat village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Betul
Tehsil Amla
Area (hectares) 270.16 hectares
Population 189
Male Population 85
Female Population 104
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,224
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bisighat compares

By the 2011 count Bisighat is the 137th largest of the 151 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 961 residents. Its 270.16 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, well above the tehsil average of 992.

Getting to Bisighat

Bisighat is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Bisighat 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 within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bisighat from other places

Bisighat lies about 41 km from Betul, and the nearest railway station is Bordhai, 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 Bisighat
Nearest town Sārni 9.2 km
Nearest railway station Bordhai 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Amla 21 km
District headquarters Betul 41 km

Villages closest to Bisighat

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bisighat village had a population of 189. That makes it the 137th largest of the 151 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 961 residents.

Bisighat village has 85 males and 104 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bisighat has about 1224 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 992.

Bisighat covers 270.16 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.

Bisighat falls under Amla tehsil of Betul district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bisighat is Bordhai, 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 10+ km distance for Bisighat.

Bisighat is about 41 km from Betul in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bisighat is in Amla tehsil of Betul district. Sārni is about 9.2 km away. Bordhai is about 13 km away. Amla 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 Surnadehi (under 2 km), Kothiya Raiyat (1.6 km) and Kundara (1.7 km).

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

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