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About Bhilguwan Village

Bhilguwan is a small village in Rajnagar tehsil, in the district of Chhatarpur, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 487, made up of 265 males and 222 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 838 females per 1000 males. The village covers 485.34 hectares hectares.

Bhilguwan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhilguwan village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Chhatarpur
Tehsil Rajnagar
Area (hectares) 485.34 hectares
Population 487
Male Population 265
Female Population 222
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 838
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhilguwan compares

By the 2011 count Bhilguwan is the 119th largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,638 residents. Its 485.34 hectares work out to about 1.0 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 887.

Getting to Bhilguwan

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

Bhilguwan lies about 44 km from Chhatarpur, and the nearest railway station is Rajnagar K, about 15 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 Bhilguwan
Tehsil headquarters Rajnagar 12 km
Nearest town Khajuraho Group of Monuments 13 km
Nearest railway station Rajnagar K 15 km
District headquarters Chhatarpur 44 km

Villages closest to Bhilguwan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhilguwan village had a population of 487. That makes it the 119th largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,638 residents.

Bhilguwan village has 265 males and 222 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhilguwan has about 838 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 887.

Bhilguwan covers 485.34 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bhilguwan falls under Rajnagar tehsil of Chhatarpur district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bhilguwan is Rajnagar K, about 15 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 Bhilguwan.

Bhilguwan is about 44 km from Chhatarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhilguwan is in Rajnagar tehsil of Chhatarpur district. Rajnagar is about 12 km away. Khajuraho Group of Monuments is about 13 km away. Rajnagar K is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Paniyar (2.4 km), Pratappura (2.5 km) and Singro (2.8 km).

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

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