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About Bilhari Village

Bilhari is a large village in Chandla tehsil, in the district of Chhatarpur, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,555, made up of 1,377 males and 1,178 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 855 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1544.94 hectares hectares.

Bilhari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bilhari village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Chhatarpur
Tehsil Chandla
Area (hectares) 1544.94 hectares
Population 2,555
Male Population 1,377
Female Population 1,178
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 855
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bilhari compares

By the 2011 count Bilhari is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,020 residents. Its 1544.94 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, much in line with the tehsil average of 863.

Getting to Bilhari

Bilhari is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bilhari as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Bilhari from other places

Bilhari lies about 56 km from Chhatarpur, and the nearest railway station is Rajnagar K, 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 Bilhari
Tehsil headquarters Chandla 14 km
Nearest town Khajuraho Group of Monuments 24 km
Nearest railway station Rajnagar K 27 km
District headquarters Chhatarpur 56 km

Villages closest to Bilhari

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 Bilhari

As per the Census of India 2011, Bilhari village had a population of 2,555. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,020 residents.

Bilhari village has 1,377 males and 1,178 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bilhari has about 855 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 863.

Bilhari covers 1544.94 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.

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

The nearest railway station to Bilhari is Rajnagar K, 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Bilhari.

Bilhari is about 56 km from Chhatarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bilhari is in Chandla tehsil of Chhatarpur district. Chandla is about 14 km away. Khajuraho Group of Monuments is about 24 km away. Rajnagar K 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 Bhaira (3.3 km), Sadkar (3.7 km) and Dadiya (3.9 km).

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

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