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About Biskhan Village

Biskhan is a mid sized village in Amla tehsil, in the district of Betul, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,486, made up of 768 males and 718 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 935 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1126.05 hectares hectares.

Biskhan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Biskhan village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Betul
Tehsil Amla
Area (hectares) 1126.05 hectares
Population 1,486
Male Population 768
Female Population 718
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 935
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Biskhan compares

By the 2011 count Biskhan is the 27th largest of the 151 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 961 residents. Its 1126.05 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 992.

Getting to Biskhan

Biskhan is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Biskhan 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 Biskhan from other places

Biskhan lies about 57 km from Betul, and the nearest railway station is Bordhai, about 14 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 Biskhan
Nearest railway station Bordhai 14 km
Nearest town Multai 27 km
Tehsil headquarters Amla 34 km
District headquarters Betul 57 km

Villages closest to Biskhan

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 Biskhan

As per the Census of India 2011, Biskhan village had a population of 1,486. That makes it the 27th largest of the 151 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 961 residents.

Biskhan village has 768 males and 718 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Biskhan has about 935 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 992.

Biskhan covers 1126.05 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.

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

The nearest railway station to Biskhan is Bordhai, about 14 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 Biskhan.

Biskhan is about 57 km from Betul in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Biskhan is in Amla tehsil of Betul district. Bordhai is about 14 km away. Multai is about 27 km away. Amla is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dudriya (2.3 km), Kekadiya (4.0 km) and Pindarai (4.7 km).

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

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