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About Lihada Village

Lihada is a mid sized village in Multai tehsil, in the district of Betul, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 763, made up of 374 males and 389 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,040 females per 1000 males. The village covers 684.38 hectares hectares.

Lihada Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lihada village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Betul
Tehsil Multai
Area (hectares) 684.38 hectares
Population 763
Male Population 374
Female Population 389
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,040
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 Lihada compares

By the 2011 count Lihada is the 128th largest of the 240 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,036 residents. Its 684.38 hectares work out to about 1.1 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 999.

Getting to Lihada

Lihada is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Lihada 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 Lihada from other places

Lihada lies about 26 km from Betul, and the nearest railway station is Jaulkhera, about 20 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 Lihada
Nearest railway station Jaulkhera 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Multai 20 km
District headquarters Betul 26 km

Villages closest to Lihada

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Lihada village had a population of 763. That makes it the 128th largest of the 240 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,036 residents.

Lihada village has 374 males and 389 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lihada has about 1040 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 999.

Lihada covers 684.38 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Lihada falls under Multai tehsil of Betul district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Lihada is Jaulkhera, about 20 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 Lihada.

Lihada is about 26 km from Betul in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lihada is in Multai tehsil of Betul district. Jaulkhera is about 20 km away. Multai is about 20 km away. Betul is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tawla (2.5 km), Bihargaon (3.0 km) and Nimanwada (3.5 km).

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

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