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About Bilwar Village

Bilwar is a mid sized village in Bada Malhera tehsil, in the district of Chhatarpur, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 637, made up of 337 males and 300 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 890 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1033.9 hectares hectares.

Bilwar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bilwar village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Chhatarpur
Tehsil Bada Malhera
Area (hectares) 1033.9 hectares
Population 637
Male Population 337
Female Population 300
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 890
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bilwar compares

By the 2011 count Bilwar is the 53rd largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 933 residents. Its 1033.9 hectares work out to about 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 878.

Getting to Bilwar

Bilwar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bilwar 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bilwar from other places

Bilwar lies about 36 km from Chhatarpur, and the nearest railway station is Rampura, 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 Bilwar
Tehsil headquarters Bada Malhera 13 km
Nearest town Bijāwar 14 km
Nearest railway station Rampura 20 km
District headquarters Chhatarpur 36 km

Villages closest to Bilwar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bada Malhera 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 Bilwar

As per the Census of India 2011, Bilwar village had a population of 637. That makes it the 53rd largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 933 residents.

Bilwar village has 337 males and 300 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bilwar has about 890 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 878.

Bilwar covers 1033.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bilwar falls under Bada Malhera tehsil of Chhatarpur district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bilwar is Rampura, 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Bilwar.

Bilwar is about 36 km from Chhatarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bilwar is in Bada Malhera tehsil of Chhatarpur district. Bada Malhera is about 13 km away. Bijāwar is about 14 km away. Rampura is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mungawari (2.8 km), Bikrampura (3.1 km) and Sarguwan (3.8 km).

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

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