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About Bila Village

Bila is a mid sized village in Rajnagar tehsil, in the district of Chhatarpur, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 881, made up of 464 males and 417 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 899 females per 1000 males. The village covers 421.62 hectares hectares.

Bila Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bila village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Chhatarpur
Tehsil Rajnagar
Area (hectares) 421.62 hectares
Population 881
Male Population 464
Female Population 417
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 899
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bila compares

By the 2011 count Bila is the 93rd largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,638 residents. Its 421.62 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 887.

Getting to Bila

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

Bila lies about 41 km from Chhatarpur, and the nearest railway station is Rajnagar K, about 13 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 Bila
Tehsil headquarters Rajnagar 11 km
Nearest railway station Rajnagar K 13 km
Nearest town Khajuraho Group of Monuments 13 km
District headquarters Chhatarpur 41 km

Villages closest to Bila

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 Bila

As per the Census of India 2011, Bila village had a population of 881. That makes it the 93rd largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,638 residents.

Bila village has 464 males and 417 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bila has about 899 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 887.

Bila covers 421.62 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Bila is Rajnagar K, about 13 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 10+ km distance for Bila.

Bila is about 41 km from Chhatarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bila is in Rajnagar tehsil of Chhatarpur district. Rajnagar is about 11 km away. Rajnagar K is about 13 km away. Khajuraho Group of Monuments is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pratappura (under 2 km), Ghunchoo (2.6 km) and Bhilguwan (3.0 km).

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

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