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About Bhilai Village

Bhilai is a mid sized village in Multai tehsil, in the district of Betul, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 969, made up of 503 males and 466 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 926 females per 1000 males. The village covers 378.65 hectares hectares.

Bhilai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhilai village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Betul
Tehsil Multai
Area (hectares) 378.65 hectares
Population 969
Male Population 503
Female Population 466
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 926
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Bhilai compares

By the 2011 count Bhilai is the 100th largest of the 240 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,036 residents. Its 378.65 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 999.

Getting to Bhilai

Bhilai is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bhilai as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bhilai from other places

Bhilai lies about 34 km from Betul, and the nearest railway station is Jaulkhera, about 5.5 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 Bhilai
Nearest railway station Jaulkhera 5.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Multai 6.0 km
District headquarters Betul 34 km

Villages closest to Bhilai

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 Bhilai

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhilai village had a population of 969. That makes it the 100th largest of the 240 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,036 residents.

Bhilai village has 503 males and 466 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhilai has about 926 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 999.

Bhilai covers 378.65 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Bhilai is Jaulkhera, about 5.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Bhilai.

Bhilai is about 34 km from Betul in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhilai is in Multai tehsil of Betul district. Jaulkhera is about 5.5 km away. Multai is about 6.0 km away. Betul 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 Deobhilai (under 2 km), Mohi (1.8 km) and Hetikhapa (2.1 km).

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

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