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About Bihta Village

Bihta is a mid sized village in Laundi tehsil, in the district of Chhatarpur, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,002, made up of 537 males and 465 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 866 females per 1000 males. The village covers 232.72 hectares hectares.

Bihta Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bihta village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Chhatarpur
Tehsil Laundi
Area (hectares) 232.72 hectares
Population 1,002
Male Population 537
Female Population 465
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 866
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 Bihta compares

By the 2011 count Bihta is the 30th largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,278 residents. Its 232.72 hectares work out to about 4.3 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 871.

Getting to Bihta

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

Bihta lies about 56 km from Chhatarpur, and the nearest railway station is Raghouli, about 18 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 Bihta
Tehsil headquarters Laundi 7.7 km
Nearest town Lauri 7.7 km
Nearest railway station Raghouli 18 km
District headquarters Chhatarpur 56 km

Villages closest to Bihta

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bihta village had a population of 1,002. That makes it the 30th largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,278 residents.

Bihta village has 537 males and 465 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bihta has about 866 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 871.

Bihta covers 232.72 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bihta falls under Laundi tehsil of Chhatarpur district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bihta is Raghouli, about 18 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 Bihta.

Bihta 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.

Bihta is in Laundi tehsil of Chhatarpur district. Laundi is about 7.7 km away. Lauri is about 7.7 km away. Raghouli is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jamupura (under 2 km), Biduanpurwa (under 2 km) and Mudwara (2.7 km).

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

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