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About Bichhua Village

Bichhua is a mid sized village in Itarsi tehsil, in the district of Hoshangabad, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,542, made up of 807 males and 735 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 911 females per 1000 males. The village covers 386.09 hectares hectares.

Bichhua Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bichhua village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Hoshangabad
Tehsil Itarsi
Area (hectares) 386.09 hectares
Population 1,542
Male Population 807
Female Population 735
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 911
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Bichhua compares

By the 2011 count Bichhua is the 24th largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,011 residents. Its 386.09 hectares work out to about 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 939.

Getting to Bichhua

Bichhua is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Bichhua 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 village. 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
Tehsil headquarters Itarsi 17 km
Nearest town Itārsi 17 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 Itarsi 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 1,542. That makes it the 24th largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,011 residents.

Bichhua village has 807 males and 735 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bichhua has about 911 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 939.

Bichhua covers 386.09 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bichhua falls under Itarsi 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 village.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village 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 Itarsi tehsil of Hoshangabad district. Sontalai is about 3.4 km away. Itarsi is about 17 km away. Itārsi is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Guwadikalan (under 2 km), Dhobi Khapa (2.1 km) and Gajapur (2.1 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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