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About Bilkhed Village

Bilkhed is a large village in Jhiranya tehsil, in the district of Khargone, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,203, made up of 1,124 males and 1,079 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 960 females per 1000 males. The village covers 545.11 hectares hectares.

Bilkhed Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bilkhed village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Khargone
Tehsil Jhiranya
Area (hectares) 545.11 hectares
Population 2,203
Male Population 1,124
Female Population 1,079
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 960
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bilkhed compares

By the 2011 count Bilkhed is the 25th largest of the 127 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,574 residents. Its 545.11 hectares work out to about 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 995.

Getting to Bilkhed

Bilkhed is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Bilkhed 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bilkhed from other places

Bilkhed lies about 18 km from Khargone, and the nearest railway station is Sanawad, about 44 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 Bilkhed
Tehsil headquarters Jhiranya 18 km
District headquarters Khargone 18 km
Nearest railway station Sanawad 44 km

Villages closest to Bilkhed

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bilkhed village had a population of 2,203. That makes it the 25th largest of the 127 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,574 residents.

Bilkhed village has 1,124 males and 1,079 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bilkhed has about 960 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 995.

Bilkhed covers 545.11 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bilkhed falls under Jhiranya tehsil of Khargone district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bilkhed is Sanawad, about 44 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Bilkhed.

Bilkhed is about 18 km from Khargone in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bilkhed is in Jhiranya tehsil of Khargone district. Jhiranya is about 18 km away. Khargone is about 18 km away. Sanawad is about 44 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sonkhedi (8.7 km), Pokhar (12 km) and Kamodwaada (12 km).

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

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