About Bilgawan Village

Bilgawan is a small village in Silwani tehsil, in the district of Raisen, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 331, made up of 172 males and 159 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 924 females per 1000 males. The village covers 92.17 hectares hectares.

Bilgawan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bilgawan village
Description	Value
State	Madhya Pradesh
District	Raisen
Tehsil	Silwani
Area (hectares)	92.17 hectares
Population	331
Male Population	172
Female Population	159
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	924
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 Bilgawan compares

By the 2011 count Bilgawan is the 148th largest of the 219 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 576 residents. Its 92.17 hectares work out to about 3.6 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 920.

Getting to Bilgawan

Bilgawan is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Bilgawan 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 Bilgawan from other places

Bilgawan lies about 81 km from Raisen, and the nearest railway station is Gadarwara, about 49 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 Bilgawan
Tehsil headquarters	Silwani	14 km
Nearest town	Begamganj	41 km
Nearest railway station	Gadarwara	49 km
District headquarters	Raisen	81 km

Villages closest to Bilgawan

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.

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Common questions about Bilgawan

As per the Census of India 2011, Bilgawan village had a population of 331. That makes it the 148th largest of the 219 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 576 residents.

Bilgawan village has 172 males and 159 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bilgawan has about 924 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 920.

Bilgawan covers 92.17 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Bilgawan is Gadarwara, about 49 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 Bilgawan.

Bilgawan is about 81 km from Raisen in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bilgawan is in Silwani tehsil of Raisen district. Silwani is about 14 km away. Begamganj is about 41 km away. Gadarwara is about 49 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.