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About Bilgawan Village

Bilgawan is a small village in Majholi tehsil, in the district of Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 442, made up of 210 males and 232 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,105 females per 1000 males. The village covers 225.95 hectares hectares.

Bilgawan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bilgawan village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Jabalpur
Tehsil Majholi
Area (hectares) 225.95 hectares
Population 442
Male Population 210
Female Population 232
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,105
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bilgawan compares

By the 2011 count Bilgawan is the 108th largest of the 185 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 757 residents. Its 225.95 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 935.

Getting to Bilgawan

Bilgawan is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Bilgawan as Available within 10+ 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 Bilgawan from other places

Bilgawan lies about 35 km from Jabalpur, and the nearest railway station is Sihora Road, about 12 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 Bilgawan
Tehsil headquarters Majholi 7.3 km
Nearest town Sihorā 12 km
Nearest railway station Sihora Road 12 km
District headquarters Jabalpur 35 km

Villages closest to Bilgawan

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 Bilgawan

As per the Census of India 2011, Bilgawan village had a population of 442. That makes it the 108th largest of the 185 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 757 residents.

Bilgawan village has 210 males and 232 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bilgawan has about 1105 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 935.

Bilgawan covers 225.95 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Bilgawan is Sihora Road, about 12 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 <5 km distance for Bilgawan.

Bilgawan is about 35 km from Jabalpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bilgawan is in Majholi tehsil of Jabalpur district. Majholi is about 7.3 km away. Sihorā is about 12 km away. Sihora Road is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Salaiya (under 2 km), Bhita Khurd (2.4 km) and Patori (2.4 km).

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

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