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About Bijwar Village

Bijwar is a small village in Raipura tehsil, in the district of Panna, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 276, made up of 150 males and 126 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 840 females per 1000 males. The village covers 310.59 hectares hectares.

Bijwar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bijwar village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Panna
Tehsil Raipura
Area (hectares) 310.59 hectares
Population 276
Male Population 150
Female Population 126
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 840
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bijwar compares

By the 2011 count Bijwar is the 80th largest of the 99 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 781 residents. Its 310.59 hectares work out to about 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 952.

Getting to Bijwar

Bijwar is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Bijwar as Available within 5 - 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bijwar from other places

Bijwar lies about 76 km from Panna, and the nearest railway station is Ratangaon, about 35 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 Bijwar
Nearest town Hatta 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Raipura 31 km
Nearest railway station Ratangaon 35 km
District headquarters Panna 76 km

Villages closest to Bijwar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bijwar village had a population of 276. That makes it the 80th largest of the 99 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 781 residents.

Bijwar village has 150 males and 126 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bijwar has about 840 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 952.

Bijwar covers 310.59 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bijwar falls under Raipura tehsil of Panna district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bijwar is Ratangaon, about 35 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Bijwar.

Bijwar is about 76 km from Panna in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bijwar is in Raipura tehsil of Panna district. Hatta is about 20 km away. Raipura is about 31 km away. Ratangaon is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhadpura (2.2 km), Mihdawa (2.6 km) and Majhgawan Memar (2.8 km).

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

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