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About Bhilani Village

Bhilani is a mid sized village in Mhow tehsil, in the district of Indore, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 598, made up of 314 males and 284 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 904 females per 1000 males. The village covers 143.44 hectares hectares.

Bhilani Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhilani village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Indore
Tehsil Mhow
Area (hectares) 143.44 hectares
Population 598
Male Population 314
Female Population 284
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 904
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhilani compares

By the 2011 count Bhilani is the 101st largest of the 161 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,418 residents. Its 143.44 hectares work out to about 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 946.

Getting to Bhilani

Bhilani is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bhilani as Available within 10+ 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 Bhilani from other places

Bhilani lies about 42 km from Indore, and the nearest railway station is Patalpani Waterfall, about 20 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 Bhilani
Nearest railway station Patalpani Waterfall 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Mhow 23 km
District headquarters Indore 42 km

Villages closest to Bhilani

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhilani village had a population of 598. That makes it the 101st largest of the 161 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,418 residents.

Bhilani village has 314 males and 284 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhilani has about 904 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 946.

Bhilani covers 143.44 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bhilani falls under Mhow tehsil of Indore district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bhilani is Patalpani Waterfall, about 20 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 village for Bhilani.

Bhilani is about 42 km from Indore in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhilani is in Mhow tehsil of Indore district. Patalpani Waterfall is about 20 km away. Mhow is about 23 km away. Indore is about 42 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khurdi (under 2 km), Godkuwa (1.9 km) and Nandgaon (2.0 km).

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

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