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About Bilha Village

Bilha is a small village in Sihora tehsil, in the district of Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 160, made up of 83 males and 77 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 928 females per 1000 males. The village covers 59.17 hectares hectares.

Bilha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bilha village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Jabalpur
Tehsil Sihora
Area (hectares) 59.17 hectares
Population 160
Male Population 83
Female Population 77
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 928
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Bilha compares

By the 2011 count Bilha is the 126th largest of the 134 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 931 residents. Its 59.17 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 948.

Getting to Bilha

Bilha is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Bilha 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bilha from other places

Bilha lies about 43 km from Jabalpur, and the nearest railway station is Sihora Road, about 6.2 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 Bilha
Tehsil headquarters Sihora 5.0 km
Nearest town Sihorā 5.0 km
Nearest railway station Sihora Road 6.2 km
District headquarters Jabalpur 43 km

Villages closest to Bilha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bilha village had a population of 160. That makes it the 126th largest of the 134 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 931 residents.

Bilha village has 83 males and 77 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bilha has about 928 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 948.

Bilha covers 59.17 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bilha falls under Sihora tehsil of Jabalpur district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bilha is Sihora Road, about 6.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Bilha.

Bilha is about 43 km from Jabalpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bilha is in Sihora tehsil of Jabalpur district. Sihora is about 5.0 km away. Sihorā is about 5.0 km away. Sihora Road is about 6.2 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Raipura Muhsam (2.3 km), Kurro (2.6 km) and Sarda (4.0 km).

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

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