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About Bichhwa Village

Bichhwa is a small village in Multai tehsil, in the district of Betul, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 258, made up of 131 males and 127 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 969 females per 1000 males. The village covers 346 hectares hectares.

Bichhwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bichhwa village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Betul
Tehsil Multai
Area (hectares) 346 hectares
Population 258
Male Population 131
Female Population 127
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 969
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Bichhwa compares

By the 2011 count Bichhwa is the 208th largest of the 240 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,036 residents. Its 346 hectares work out to about 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 999.

Getting to Bichhwa

Bichhwa is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Bichhwa as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Bichhwa from other places

Bichhwa lies about 65 km from Betul, and the nearest railway station is Barelipar, about 16 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 Bichhwa
Nearest railway station Barelipar 16 km
Nearest town Damua 28 km
Tehsil headquarters Multai 34 km
District headquarters Betul 65 km

Villages closest to Bichhwa

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 Bichhwa

As per the Census of India 2011, Bichhwa village had a population of 258. That makes it the 208th largest of the 240 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,036 residents.

Bichhwa village has 131 males and 127 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bichhwa has about 969 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 999.

Bichhwa covers 346 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.

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

The nearest railway station to Bichhwa is Barelipar, about 16 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Bichhwa.

Bichhwa is about 65 km from Betul in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bichhwa is in Multai tehsil of Betul district. Barelipar is about 16 km away. Damua is about 28 km away. Multai 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 Bichhuwa (under 2 km), Jhun Khari (5.3 km) and Ghatpipriya (7.7 km).

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

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