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About Bijegaon Village

Bijegaon is a mid sized village in Nainpur tehsil, in the district of Mandla, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 728, made up of 361 males and 367 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,017 females per 1000 males. The village covers 451.12 hectares hectares.

Bijegaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bijegaon village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Mandla
Tehsil Nainpur
Area (hectares) 451.12 hectares
Population 728
Male Population 361
Female Population 367
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,017
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Bijegaon compares

By the 2011 count Bijegaon is the 69th largest of the 140 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 834 residents. Its 451.12 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1021.

Getting to Bijegaon

Bijegaon is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Bijegaon as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Bijegaon from other places

Bijegaon lies about 31 km from Mandla, and the nearest railway station is Dhatura Alipur, about 3.7 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 Bijegaon
Nearest railway station Dhatura Alipur 3.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Nainpur 7.4 km
District headquarters Mandla 31 km

Villages closest to Bijegaon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bijegaon village had a population of 728. That makes it the 69th largest of the 140 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 834 residents.

Bijegaon village has 361 males and 367 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bijegaon has about 1017 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1021.

Bijegaon covers 451.12 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.

Bijegaon falls under Nainpur tehsil of Mandla district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bijegaon is Dhatura Alipur, about 3.7 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 5 - 10 km distance for Bijegaon.

Bijegaon is about 31 km from Mandla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bijegaon is in Nainpur tehsil of Mandla district. Dhatura Alipur is about 3.7 km away. Nainpur is about 7.4 km away. Mandla is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gonjhi (1.8 km), Keregaon (2.0 km) and Dhatura (2.1 km).

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

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