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About Bilgawan Village

Bilgawan is a small village in Udaipura tehsil, in the district of Raisen, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 498, made up of 262 males and 236 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 901 females per 1000 males. The village covers 283 hectares hectares.

Bilgawan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bilgawan village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Raisen
Tehsil Udaipura
Area (hectares) 283 hectares
Population 498
Male Population 262
Female Population 236
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 901
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bilgawan compares

By the 2011 count Bilgawan is the 103rd largest of the 152 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 900 residents. Its 283 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 911.

Getting to Bilgawan

Bilgawan is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Bilgawan as Available within <5 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 Bilgawan from other places

Bilgawan lies about 81 km from Raisen, and the nearest railway station is Salichauka Road, about 32 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 Udaipura 2.4 km
Nearest town Bareli 32 km
Nearest railway station Salichauka Road 32 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 Udaipura 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 Bilgawan

As per the Census of India 2011, Bilgawan village had a population of 498. That makes it the 103rd largest of the 152 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 900 residents.

Bilgawan village has 262 males and 236 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bilgawan has about 901 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 911.

Bilgawan covers 283 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Bilgawan is Salichauka Road, about 32 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 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 Udaipura tehsil of Raisen district. Udaipura is about 2.4 km away. Bareli is about 32 km away. Salichauka Road is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Imjhiri (under 2 km), Silari Kalan (1.7 km) and Satehari (2.6 km).

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

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