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About Bahediya Village

Bahediya is a small village in Gairatganj tehsil, in the district of Raisen, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 338, made up of 194 males and 144 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 742 females per 1000 males. The village covers 212 hectares hectares.

Bahediya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bahediya village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Raisen
Tehsil Gairatganj
Area (hectares) 212 hectares
Population 338
Male Population 194
Female Population 144
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 742
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 Bahediya compares

By the 2011 count Bahediya is the 109th largest of the 163 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 655 residents. Its 212 hectares work out to about 1.6 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 892.

Getting to Bahediya

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

Bahediya lies about 24 km from Raisen, and the nearest railway station is Sorai, about 22 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 Bahediya
Nearest railway station Sorai 22 km
Tehsil headquarters Gairatganj 23 km
Nearest town Vidisha 23 km
District headquarters Raisen 24 km

Villages closest to Bahediya

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bahediya village had a population of 338. That makes it the 109th largest of the 163 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 655 residents.

Bahediya village has 194 males and 144 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bahediya has about 742 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 892.

Bahediya covers 212 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.

Bahediya falls under Gairatganj tehsil of Raisen district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bahediya is Sorai, about 22 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 Bahediya.

Bahediya is about 24 km from Raisen in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bahediya is in Gairatganj tehsil of Raisen district. Sorai is about 22 km away. Gairatganj is about 23 km away. Vidisha is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tila Khurd (under 2 km), Chandpura (2.5 km) and Badher (2.5 km).

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

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