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About Bichhiya Kap Village

Bichhiya Kap is a mid sized village in Bahoriband tehsil, in the district of Katni, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 534, made up of 280 males and 254 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 907 females per 1000 males. The village covers 109.36 hectares hectares.

Bichhiya Kap Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bichhiya Kap village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Katni
Tehsil Bahoriband
Area (hectares) 109.36 hectares
Population 534
Male Population 280
Female Population 254
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 907
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Bichhiya Kap compares

By the 2011 count Bichhiya Kap is the 108th largest of the 162 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,097 residents. Its 109.36 hectares work out to about 4.9 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 964.

Getting to Bichhiya Kap

The census records public bus service for Bichhiya Kap 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 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bichhiya Kap from other places

Bichhiya Kap lies about 52 km from Katni, 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 Kap
Tehsil headquarters Bahoriband 14 km
Nearest town Sihorā 15 km
Nearest railway station Sihora Road 17 km
District headquarters Katni 52 km

Villages closest to Bichhiya Kap

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 Bichhiya Kap

As per the Census of India 2011, Bichhiya Kap village had a population of 534. That makes it the 108th largest of the 162 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,097 residents.

Bichhiya Kap village has 280 males and 254 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bichhiya Kap has about 907 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 964.

Bichhiya Kap covers 109.36 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bichhiya Kap falls under Bahoriband tehsil of Katni district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bichhiya Kap is Sihora Road, about 17 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 Bichhiya Kap.

Bichhiya Kap is about 52 km from Katni in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bichhiya Kap is in Bahoriband tehsil of Katni district. Bahoriband is about 14 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 Soma Kalan (1.9 km), Dohatari (2.4 km) and Padwar (2.7 km).

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

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