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About Bichhua Village

Bichhua is a small village in Sohagpur tehsil, in the district of Hoshangabad, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 395, made up of 214 males and 181 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 846 females per 1000 males. The village covers 521.45 hectares hectares.

Bichhua Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bichhua village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Hoshangabad
Tehsil Sohagpur
Area (hectares) 521.45 hectares
Population 395
Male Population 214
Female Population 181
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 846
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 Bichhua compares

By the 2011 count Bichhua is the 116th largest of the 158 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 783 residents. Its 521.45 hectares work out to about 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 904.

Getting to Bichhua

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

Bichhua lies about 51 km from Hoshangabad, and the nearest railway station is Sohagpur, about 7.7 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 Sohagpur 7.7 km
Nearest town Sohāgpur 8.5 km
District headquarters Hoshangabad 51 km

Villages closest to Bichhua

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sohagpur 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 395. That makes it the 116th largest of the 158 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 783 residents.

Bichhua village has 214 males and 181 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bichhua has about 846 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 904.

Bichhua covers 521.45 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Bichhua is Sohagpur, about 7.7 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 Bichhua.

Bichhua is about 51 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 Sohagpur tehsil of Hoshangabad district. Sohagpur is about 7.7 km away. Sohāgpur is about 8.5 km away. Hoshangabad is about 51 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Shri Rangpur (2.3 km), Bineka (3.6 km) and Kamti (5.1 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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