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About Bijawali Village

Bijawali is a mid sized village in Buxwaha tehsil, in the district of Chhatarpur, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 653, made up of 336 males and 317 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 943 females per 1000 males. The village covers 721 hectares hectares.

Bijawali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bijawali village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Chhatarpur
Tehsil Buxwaha
Area (hectares) 721 hectares
Population 653
Male Population 336
Female Population 317
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 943
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bijawali compares

By the 2011 count Bijawali is the 44th largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 713 residents. Its 721 hectares work out to about 0.9 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 847.

Getting to Bijawali

Bijawali is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Bijawali as Available within 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 Bijawali from other places

Bijawali lies about 92 km from Chhatarpur, and the nearest railway station is Patharia, 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 Bijawali
Tehsil headquarters Buxwaha 17 km
Nearest town Banda 25 km
Nearest railway station Patharia 34 km
District headquarters Chhatarpur 92 km

Villages closest to Bijawali

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 Bijawali

As per the Census of India 2011, Bijawali village had a population of 653. That makes it the 44th largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 713 residents.

Bijawali village has 336 males and 317 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bijawali has about 943 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 847.

Bijawali covers 721 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Bijawali is Patharia, 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Bijawali.

Bijawali is about 92 km from Chhatarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bijawali is in Buxwaha tehsil of Chhatarpur district. Buxwaha is about 17 km away. Banda is about 25 km away. Patharia 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 Madiyaghati (under 2 km), Gugwara (1.9 km) and Saidara (2.5 km).

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

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