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About Bhilai Village

Bhilai is a small village in Punasa tehsil, in the district of Khandwa, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 344, made up of 179 males and 165 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 922 females per 1000 males. The village covers 164.32 hectares hectares.

Bhilai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhilai village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Khandwa
Tehsil Punasa
Area (hectares) 164.32 hectares
Population 344
Male Population 179
Female Population 165
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 922
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 Bhilai compares

By the 2011 count Bhilai is the 152nd largest of the 163 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,295 residents. Its 164.32 hectares work out to about 2.1 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 943.

Getting to Bhilai

The census records public bus service for Bhilai 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 Bhilai from other places

Bhilai lies about 33 km from Khandwa, and the nearest railway station is Bir, about under 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 Bhilai
Nearest railway station Bir under 2 km
Nearest town Chhanerā 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Punasa 27 km
District headquarters Khandwa 33 km

Villages closest to Bhilai

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhilai village had a population of 344. That makes it the 152nd largest of the 163 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,295 residents.

Bhilai village has 179 males and 165 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhilai has about 922 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 943.

Bhilai covers 164.32 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bhilai falls under Punasa tehsil of Khandwa district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bhilai is Bir, about under 2 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 Bhilai.

Bhilai is about 33 km from Khandwa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhilai is in Punasa tehsil of Khandwa district. Bir is about under 2 km away. Chhanerā is about 17 km away. Punasa is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dohad (2.5 km), Dinakarpura (3.2 km) and Mohad (3.3 km).

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

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