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About Bachhaun Village

Bachhaun is a mid sized village in Pawai tehsil, in the district of Panna, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 718, made up of 380 males and 338 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 889 females per 1000 males. The village covers 703.09 hectares hectares.

Bachhaun Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bachhaun village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Panna
Tehsil Pawai
Area (hectares) 703.09 hectares
Population 718
Male Population 380
Female Population 338
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 889
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bachhaun compares

By the 2011 count Bachhaun is the 72nd largest of the 168 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 894 residents. Its 703.09 hectares work out to about 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 909.

Getting to Bachhaun

Bachhaun is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bachhaun as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Bachhaun from other places

Bachhaun lies about 53 km from Panna, and the nearest railway station is Amdara, about 27 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 Bachhaun
Tehsil headquarters Pawai 26 km
Nearest railway station Amdara 27 km
Nearest town Maihar 36 km
District headquarters Panna 53 km

Villages closest to Bachhaun

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bachhaun village had a population of 718. That makes it the 72nd largest of the 168 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 894 residents.

Bachhaun village has 380 males and 338 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bachhaun has about 889 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 909.

Bachhaun covers 703.09 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bachhaun falls under Pawai tehsil of Panna district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bachhaun is Amdara, about 27 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 village for Bachhaun.

Bachhaun is about 53 km from Panna in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bachhaun is in Pawai tehsil of Panna district. Pawai is about 26 km away. Amdara is about 27 km away. Maihar is about 36 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Harduwa (3.1 km), Lilwar (3.3 km) and Kakari Kachhar (3.8 km).

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

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