About Bistara Village

Bistara is a mid sized village in Murwara tehsil, in the district of Katni, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,291, made up of 667 males and 624 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 936 females per 1000 males. The village covers 353.64 hectares hectares.

Bistara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bistara village
Description	Value
State	Madhya Pradesh
District	Katni
Tehsil	Murwara
Area (hectares)	353.64 hectares
Population	1,291
Male Population	667
Female Population	624
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	936
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Bistara compares

By the 2011 count Bistara is the 42nd largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,275 residents. Its 353.64 hectares work out to about 3.7 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 954.

Getting to Bistara

Bistara is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Bistara as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Bistara from other places

Bistara lies about 17 km from Katni, and the nearest railway station is Jukehi, about 3.5 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 Bistara
Nearest railway station	Jukehi	3.5 km
Tehsil headquarters	Murwara	17 km
District headquarters	Katni	17 km
Nearest town	Murwāra	17 km

Villages closest to Bistara

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

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Common questions about Bistara

As per the Census of India 2011, Bistara village had a population of 1,291. That makes it the 42nd largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,275 residents.

Bistara village has 667 males and 624 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bistara has about 936 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 954.

Bistara covers 353.64 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bistara falls under Murwara tehsil of Katni district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bistara is Jukehi, about 3.5 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Bistara.

Bistara is about 17 km from Katni in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bistara is in Murwara tehsil of Katni district. Jukehi is about 3.5 km away. Murwara is about 17 km away. Katni is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.