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About Bilha Village

Bilha is a mid sized village in Pawai tehsil, in the district of Panna, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 565, made up of 294 males and 271 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 922 females per 1000 males. The village covers 227.22 hectares hectares.

Bilha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bilha village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Panna
Tehsil Pawai
Area (hectares) 227.22 hectares
Population 565
Male Population 294
Female Population 271
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 922
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 Bilha compares

By the 2011 count Bilha is the 93rd largest of the 168 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 894 residents. Its 227.22 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 909.

Getting to Bilha

Bilha is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Bilha 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 Bilha from other places

Bilha lies about 48 km from Panna, and the nearest railway station is Rithi, about 45 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 Pawai 11 km
Nearest railway station Rithi 45 km
District headquarters Panna 48 km

Villages closest to Bilha

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 Bilha

As per the Census of India 2011, Bilha village had a population of 565. That makes it the 93rd largest of the 168 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 894 residents.

Bilha village has 294 males and 271 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bilha has about 922 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 909.

Bilha covers 227.22 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Bilha is Rithi, about 45 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 Bilha.

Bilha is about 48 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 Pawai tehsil of Panna district. Pawai is about 11 km away. Rithi is about 45 km away. Panna is about 48 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sarsela (under 2 km), Chandanpur (under 2 km) and Badkhera Kalan (1.6 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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