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About Bhaira Village

Bhaira is a mid sized village in Chandla tehsil, in the district of Chhatarpur, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,546, made up of 837 males and 709 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 847 females per 1000 males. The village covers 892.94 hectares hectares.

Bhaira Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhaira village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Chhatarpur
Tehsil Chandla
Area (hectares) 892.94 hectares
Population 1,546
Male Population 837
Female Population 709
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 847
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhaira compares

By the 2011 count Bhaira is the 13th largest of the 86 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,020 residents. Its 892.94 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 863.

Getting to Bhaira

Bhaira is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Bhaira as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Bhaira from other places

Bhaira lies about 57 km from Chhatarpur, and the nearest railway station is Singhpur Dumra, about 27 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 Bhaira
Tehsil headquarters Chandla 11 km
Nearest town Lauri 23 km
Nearest railway station Singhpur Dumra 27 km
District headquarters Chhatarpur 57 km

Villages closest to Bhaira

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhaira village had a population of 1,546. That makes it the 13th largest of the 86 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,020 residents.

Bhaira village has 837 males and 709 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhaira has about 847 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 863.

Bhaira covers 892.94 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bhaira falls under Chandla tehsil of Chhatarpur district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bhaira is Singhpur Dumra, about 27 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Bhaira.

Bhaira is about 57 km from Chhatarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhaira is in Chandla tehsil of Chhatarpur district. Chandla is about 11 km away. Lauri is about 23 km away. Singhpur Dumra is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dadiya (under 2 km), Jagatpur (1.6 km) and Sadkar (2.0 km).

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

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