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About Bichhaun Village

Bichhaun is a small village in Buxwaha tehsil, in the district of Chhatarpur, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 118, made up of 70 males and 48 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 686 females per 1000 males. The village covers 382.84 hectares hectares.

Bichhaun Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bichhaun village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Chhatarpur
Tehsil Buxwaha
Area (hectares) 382.84 hectares
Population 118
Male Population 70
Female Population 48
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 686
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bichhaun compares

By the 2011 count Bichhaun is the 96th largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 713 residents. Its 382.84 hectares work out to about 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 847.

Getting to Bichhaun

Bichhaun is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bichhaun 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 Bichhaun from other places

Bichhaun lies about 89 km from Chhatarpur, and the nearest railway station is Ganeshganj, 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 Bichhaun
Tehsil headquarters Buxwaha 21 km
Nearest town Banda 27 km
Nearest railway station Ganeshganj 41 km
District headquarters Chhatarpur 89 km

Villages closest to Bichhaun

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bichhaun village had a population of 118. That makes it the 96th largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 713 residents.

Bichhaun village has 70 males and 48 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bichhaun has about 686 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 847.

Bichhaun covers 382.84 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bichhaun falls under Buxwaha tehsil of Chhatarpur district in Madhya Pradesh.

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

Bichhaun is about 89 km from Chhatarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bichhaun is in Buxwaha tehsil of Chhatarpur district. Buxwaha is about 21 km away. Banda is about 27 km away. Ganeshganj 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 Chhayan (3.5 km), Mara (6.7 km) and Madiyaghati (7.0 km).

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

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