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About Bilda Village

Bilda is a mid sized village in Gandhwani tehsil, in the district of Dhar, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,416, made up of 736 males and 680 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 924 females per 1000 males. The village covers 739.92 hectares hectares.

Bilda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bilda village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Dhar
Tehsil Gandhwani
Area (hectares) 739.92 hectares
Population 1,416
Male Population 736
Female Population 680
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 924
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bilda compares

By the 2011 count Bilda is the 34th largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,082 residents. Its 739.92 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1013.

Getting to Bilda

Bilda is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bilda as Available within <5 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 Bilda from other places

Bilda lies about 39 km from Dhar, and the nearest railway station is Tanda Road, 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 Bilda
Tehsil headquarters Gandhwani 14 km
Nearest railway station Tanda Road 15 km
Nearest town Manāwar 28 km
District headquarters Dhar 39 km

Villages closest to Bilda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bilda village had a population of 1,416. That makes it the 34th largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,082 residents.

Bilda village has 736 males and 680 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bilda has about 924 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1013.

Bilda covers 739.92 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bilda falls under Gandhwani tehsil of Dhar district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bilda is Tanda Road, 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Bilda.

Bilda is about 39 km from Dhar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bilda is in Gandhwani tehsil of Dhar district. Gandhwani is about 14 km away. Tanda Road is about 15 km away. Manāwar is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pipalda (2.0 km), Kodi (2.2 km) and Katarpura (2.9 km).

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

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