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About Bhanguwan Village

Bhanguwan 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 524, made up of 271 males and 253 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 934 females per 1000 males. The village covers 273.64 hectares hectares.

Bhanguwan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhanguwan village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Chhatarpur
Tehsil Bada Malhera
Area (hectares) 273.64 hectares
Population 524
Male Population 271
Female Population 253
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 934
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhanguwan compares

By the 2011 count Bhanguwan is the 63rd largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 933 residents. Its 273.64 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 878.

Getting to Bhanguwan

Bhanguwan is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Bhanguwan 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bhanguwan from other places

Bhanguwan lies about 51 km from Chhatarpur, and the nearest railway station is Tila, about 34 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 Bhanguwan
Tehsil headquarters Bada Malhera 3.3 km
Nearest town Bijāwar 21 km
Nearest railway station Tila 34 km
District headquarters Chhatarpur 51 km

Villages closest to Bhanguwan

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 Bhanguwan

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhanguwan village had a population of 524. That makes it the 63rd largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 933 residents.

Bhanguwan village has 271 males and 253 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhanguwan has about 934 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 878.

Bhanguwan covers 273.64 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Bhanguwan is Tila, about 34 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Bhanguwan.

Bhanguwan is about 51 km from Chhatarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhanguwan is in Bada Malhera tehsil of Chhatarpur district. Bada Malhera is about 3.3 km away. Bijāwar is about 21 km away. Tila 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 Mailwar (under 2 km), Toriya (under 2 km) and Kewlai (1.6 km).

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

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