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About Bigharra Village

Bigharra is a mid sized village in Silwani tehsil, in the district of Raisen, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 534, made up of 292 males and 242 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 829 females per 1000 males. The village covers 202.59 hectares hectares.

Bigharra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bigharra village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Raisen
Tehsil Silwani
Area (hectares) 202.59 hectares
Population 534
Male Population 292
Female Population 242
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 829
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bigharra compares

By the 2011 count Bigharra is the 82nd largest of the 219 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 576 residents. Its 202.59 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 920.

Getting to Bigharra

Bigharra is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Bigharra as Available within 10+ 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 Bigharra from other places

Bigharra lies about 82 km from Raisen, and the nearest railway station is Gadarwara, about 42 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 Bigharra
Tehsil headquarters Silwani 16 km
Nearest town Gādarwāra 40 km
Nearest railway station Gadarwara 42 km
District headquarters Raisen 82 km

Villages closest to Bigharra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bigharra village had a population of 534. That makes it the 82nd largest of the 219 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 576 residents.

Bigharra village has 292 males and 242 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bigharra has about 829 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 920.

Bigharra covers 202.59 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bigharra falls under Silwani tehsil of Raisen district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bigharra is Gadarwara, about 42 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 <5 km distance for Bigharra.

Bigharra is about 82 km from Raisen in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bigharra is in Silwani tehsil of Raisen district. Silwani is about 16 km away. Gādarwāra is about 40 km away. Gadarwara is about 42 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bikalpur (under 2 km), Raipura (2.9 km) and Berua (3.0 km).

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

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