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About Bhela Village

Bhela is a small village in Seoni Malwa tehsil, in the district of Hoshangabad, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 459, made up of 230 males and 229 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 996 females per 1000 males. The village covers 499.3 hectares hectares.

Bhela Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhela village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Hoshangabad
Tehsil Seoni Malwa
Area (hectares) 499.3 hectares
Population 459
Male Population 230
Female Population 229
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 996
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhela compares

By the 2011 count Bhela is the 128th largest of the 175 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 894 residents. Its 499.3 hectares work out to about 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 915.

Getting to Bhela

Bhela is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Bhela 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bhela from other places

Bhela lies about 31 km from Hoshangabad, and the nearest railway station is Dharamkundi, about 16 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 Bhela
Nearest railway station Dharamkundi 16 km
Nearest town Nasrullāhganj 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Seoni Malwa 20 km
District headquarters Hoshangabad 31 km

Villages closest to Bhela

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Seoni Malwa 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 Bhela

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhela village had a population of 459. That makes it the 128th largest of the 175 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 894 residents.

Bhela village has 230 males and 229 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhela has about 996 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 915.

Bhela covers 499.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bhela falls under Seoni Malwa tehsil of Hoshangabad district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bhela is Dharamkundi, about 16 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 <5 km distance for Bhela.

Bhela is about 31 km from Hoshangabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhela is in Seoni Malwa tehsil of Hoshangabad district. Dharamkundi is about 16 km away. Nasrullāhganj is about 20 km away. Seoni Malwa is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Makdai (1.6 km), Ghoghara (1.7 km) and Nahlai (3.2 km).

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

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