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About Bichhua Village

Bichhua is a mid sized village in Bankhedi tehsil, in the district of Hoshangabad, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,220, made up of 647 males and 573 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 886 females per 1000 males. The village covers 194.34 hectares hectares.

Bichhua Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bichhua village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Hoshangabad
Tehsil Bankhedi
Area (hectares) 194.34 hectares
Population 1,220
Male Population 647
Female Population 573
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 886
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Bichhua compares

By the 2011 count Bichhua is the 26th largest of the 120 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,026 residents. Its 194.34 hectares work out to about 6.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 929.

Getting to Bichhua

The census records public bus service for Bichhua as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bichhua from other places

Bichhua lies about 24 km from Hoshangabad, and the nearest railway station is Sontalai, about 3.4 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 Bichhua
Nearest railway station Sontalai 3.4 km
Nearest town Itārsi 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Bankhedi 24 km
District headquarters Hoshangabad 24 km

Villages closest to Bichhua

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bichhua village had a population of 1,220. That makes it the 26th largest of the 120 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,026 residents.

Bichhua village has 647 males and 573 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bichhua has about 886 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 929.

Bichhua covers 194.34 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bichhua falls under Bankhedi tehsil of Hoshangabad district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bichhua is Sontalai, about 3.4 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Bichhua.

Bichhua is about 24 km from Hoshangabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bichhua is in Bankhedi tehsil of Hoshangabad district. Sontalai is about 3.4 km away. Itārsi is about 17 km away. Bankhedi is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Singhpur (5.0 km), Chandon (9.7 km) and Jhiriya (12 km).

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

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