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About Bijapur Village

Bijapur is a mid sized village in Punasa tehsil, in the district of Khandwa, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 971, made up of 492 males and 479 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 974 females per 1000 males. The village covers 611.99 hectares hectares.

Bijapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bijapur village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Khandwa
Tehsil Punasa
Area (hectares) 611.99 hectares
Population 971
Male Population 492
Female Population 479
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 974
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bijapur compares

By the 2011 count Bijapur is the 86th largest of the 163 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,295 residents. Its 611.99 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 943.

Getting to Bijapur

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

How far is Bijapur from other places

Bijapur lies about 35 km from Khandwa, and the nearest railway station is Khaigaon, about 19 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 Bijapur
Tehsil headquarters Punasa 12 km
Nearest town Punāsa 12 km
Nearest railway station Khaigaon 19 km
District headquarters Khandwa 35 km

Villages closest to Bijapur

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 Bijapur

As per the Census of India 2011, Bijapur village had a population of 971. That makes it the 86th largest of the 163 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,295 residents.

Bijapur village has 492 males and 479 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bijapur has about 974 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 943.

Bijapur covers 611.99 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Bijapur is Khaigaon, about 19 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 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 Bijapur.

Bijapur is about 35 km from Khandwa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bijapur is in Punasa tehsil of Khandwa district. Punasa is about 12 km away. Punāsa is about 12 km away. Khaigaon is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khutla Khurd (2.2 km), Khutla Kalan (3.1 km) and Kodbar (3.8 km).

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

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