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About Bhorkhuwa Village

Bhorkhuwa is a small village in Bijawar tehsil, in the district of Chhatarpur, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 310, made up of 157 males and 153 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 975 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1282.85 hectares hectares.

Bhorkhuwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhorkhuwa village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Chhatarpur
Tehsil Bijawar
Area (hectares) 1282.85 hectares
Population 310
Male Population 157
Female Population 153
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 975
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 Bhorkhuwa compares

By the 2011 count Bhorkhuwa is the 109th largest of the 139 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 983 residents. Its 1282.85 hectares work out to about 0.2 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, well above the tehsil average of 885.

Getting to Bhorkhuwa

Bhorkhuwa is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Bhorkhuwa 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 Bhorkhuwa from other places

Bhorkhuwa lies about 44 km from Chhatarpur, and the nearest railway station is Duriyaganj, about 28 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 Bhorkhuwa
Tehsil headquarters Bijawar 26 km
Nearest town Bijāwar 26 km
Nearest railway station Duriyaganj 28 km
District headquarters Chhatarpur 44 km

Villages closest to Bhorkhuwa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhorkhuwa village had a population of 310. That makes it the 109th largest of the 139 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 983 residents.

Bhorkhuwa village has 157 males and 153 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhorkhuwa has about 975 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 885.

Bhorkhuwa covers 1282.85 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bhorkhuwa falls under Bijawar tehsil of Chhatarpur district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bhorkhuwa is Duriyaganj, about 28 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 Bhorkhuwa.

Bhorkhuwa is about 44 km from Chhatarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhorkhuwa is in Bijawar tehsil of Chhatarpur district. Bijawar is about 26 km away. Bijāwar is about 26 km away. Duriyaganj is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ghughari (2.3 km), Sukwaha (3.7 km) and Basudha (5.8 km).

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

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