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About Bichuwa Village

Bichuwa is a mid sized village in Bahoriband tehsil, in the district of Katni, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,074, made up of 543 males and 531 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 978 females per 1000 males. The village covers 217.19 hectares hectares.

Bichuwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bichuwa village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Katni
Tehsil Bahoriband
Area (hectares) 217.19 hectares
Population 1,074
Male Population 543
Female Population 531
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 978
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 Bichuwa compares

By the 2011 count Bichuwa is the 58th largest of the 162 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,097 residents. Its 217.19 hectares work out to about 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 964.

Getting to Bichuwa

Bichuwa is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Bichuwa 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 Bichuwa from other places

Bichuwa lies about 23 km from Katni, and the nearest railway station is Sleemanabad Road, about 6.4 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 Bichuwa
Nearest railway station Sleemanabad Road 6.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Bahoriband 20 km
District headquarters Katni 23 km
Nearest town Murwāra 23 km

Villages closest to Bichuwa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bichuwa village had a population of 1,074. That makes it the 58th largest of the 162 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,097 residents.

Bichuwa village has 543 males and 531 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bichuwa has about 978 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 964.

Bichuwa covers 217.19 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bichuwa falls under Bahoriband tehsil of Katni district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bichuwa is Sleemanabad Road, about 6.4 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 Bichuwa.

Bichuwa is about 23 km from Katni in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bichuwa is in Bahoriband tehsil of Katni district. Sleemanabad Road is about 6.4 km away. Bahoriband is about 20 km away. Katni is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chhitwara (under 2 km), Lingri (2.5 km) and Tikariya (2.7 km).

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

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