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About Bilha Village

Bilha is a mid sized village in Amanganj tehsil, in the district of Panna, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 812, made up of 433 males and 379 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 875 females per 1000 males. The village covers 279.32 hectares hectares.

Bilha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bilha village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Panna
Tehsil Amanganj
Area (hectares) 279.32 hectares
Population 812
Male Population 433
Female Population 379
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 875
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 Bilha compares

By the 2011 count Bilha is the 37th largest of the 111 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 908 residents. Its 279.32 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 905.

Getting to Bilha

Bilha is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Bilha 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 Bilha from other places

Bilha lies about 42 km from Panna, and the nearest railway station is Khajuraho, about 47 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 Bilha
Tehsil headquarters Amanganj 5.9 km
District headquarters Panna 42 km
Nearest railway station Khajuraho 47 km

Villages closest to Bilha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bilha village had a population of 812. That makes it the 37th largest of the 111 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 908 residents.

Bilha village has 433 males and 379 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bilha has about 875 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 905.

Bilha covers 279.32 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bilha falls under Amanganj tehsil of Panna district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bilha is Khajuraho, about 47 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 Bilha.

Bilha is about 42 km from Panna in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bilha is in Amanganj tehsil of Panna district. Amanganj is about 5.9 km away. Panna is about 42 km away. Khajuraho is about 47 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Simari (under 2 km), Kulhuwa (under 2 km) and Jhagra (under 2 km).

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

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