About Bighwa Village

Bighwa is a mid sized village in Chicholi tehsil, in the district of Betul, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,020, made up of 523 males and 497 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 950 females per 1000 males. The village covers 278.52 hectares hectares.

Bighwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bighwa village
Description	Value
State	Madhya Pradesh
District	Betul
Tehsil	Chicholi
Area (hectares)	278.52 hectares
Population	1,020
Male Population	523
Female Population	497
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	950
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Bighwa compares

By the 2011 count Bighwa is the 30th largest of the 79 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 981 residents. Its 278.52 hectares work out to about 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 980.

Getting to Bighwa

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

Bighwa lies about 30 km from Betul, and the nearest railway station is Maramjhiri, about 27 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 Bighwa
Tehsil headquarters	Chicholi	4.8 km
Nearest railway station	Maramjhiri	27 km
District headquarters	Betul	30 km
Nearest town	Betūl	30 km

Villages closest to Bighwa

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

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Common questions about Bighwa

As per the Census of India 2011, Bighwa village had a population of 1,020. That makes it the 30th largest of the 79 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 981 residents.

Bighwa village has 523 males and 497 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bighwa has about 950 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 980.

Bighwa covers 278.52 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bighwa falls under Chicholi tehsil of Betul district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bighwa is Maramjhiri, about 27 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 Bighwa.

Bighwa is about 30 km from Betul in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bighwa is in Chicholi tehsil of Betul district. Chicholi is about 4.8 km away. Maramjhiri is about 27 km away. Betul is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.