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About Bila Village

Bila is a small village in Bijawar tehsil, in the district of Chhatarpur, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 339, made up of 163 males and 176 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,080 females per 1000 males. The village covers 575.54 hectares hectares.

Bila Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bila village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Chhatarpur
Tehsil Bijawar
Area (hectares) 575.54 hectares
Population 339
Male Population 163
Female Population 176
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,080
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bila compares

By the 2011 count Bila is the 103rd largest of the 139 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 983 residents. Its 575.54 hectares work out to about 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 885.

Getting to Bila

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

Bila lies about 55 km from Chhatarpur, and the nearest railway station is Duriyaganj, about 41 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 Bila
Tehsil headquarters Bijawar 32 km
Nearest town Bijāwar 32 km
Nearest railway station Duriyaganj 41 km
District headquarters Chhatarpur 55 km

Villages closest to Bila

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 Bila

As per the Census of India 2011, Bila village had a population of 339. That makes it the 103rd largest of the 139 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 983 residents.

Bila village has 163 males and 176 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bila has about 1080 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 885.

Bila covers 575.54 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.

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

The nearest railway station to Bila is Duriyaganj, about 41 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 10+ km distance for Bila.

Bila is about 55 km from Chhatarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bila is in Bijawar tehsil of Chhatarpur district. Bijawar is about 32 km away. Bijāwar is about 32 km away. Duriyaganj is about 41 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Surai (2.9 km), Jharkuwa (3.2 km) and Bhaiskhar (4.7 km).

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

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