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About Bichhiya Village

Bichhiya is a small village in Majholi tehsil, in the district of Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 206, made up of 117 males and 89 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 761 females per 1000 males. The village covers 153.76 hectares hectares.

Bichhiya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bichhiya village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Jabalpur
Tehsil Majholi
Area (hectares) 153.76 hectares
Population 206
Male Population 117
Female Population 89
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 761
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bichhiya compares

By the 2011 count Bichhiya is the 153rd largest of the 185 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 757 residents. Its 153.76 hectares work out to about 1.3 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 935.

Getting to Bichhiya

Bichhiya is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bichhiya 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bichhiya from other places

Bichhiya lies about 45 km from Jabalpur, and the nearest railway station is Sihora Road, about 17 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 Bichhiya
Tehsil headquarters Majholi 9.5 km
Nearest town Sihorā 15 km
Nearest railway station Sihora Road 17 km
District headquarters Jabalpur 45 km

Villages closest to Bichhiya

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bichhiya village had a population of 206. That makes it the 153rd largest of the 185 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 757 residents.

Bichhiya village has 117 males and 89 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bichhiya has about 761 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 935.

Bichhiya covers 153.76 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bichhiya falls under Majholi tehsil of Jabalpur district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bichhiya is Sihora Road, about 17 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Bichhiya.

Bichhiya is about 45 km from Jabalpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bichhiya is in Majholi tehsil of Jabalpur district. Majholi is about 9.5 km away. Sihorā is about 15 km away. Sihora Road 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 Umardha (under 2 km), Nayagaon (under 2 km) and Soma Khurd (1.9 km).

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

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