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About Bhavgarh Village

Bhavgarh is a small village in Alot tehsil, in the district of Ratlam, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 437, made up of 205 males and 232 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,132 females per 1000 males. The village covers 169.93 hectares hectares.

Bhavgarh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhavgarh village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Ratlam
Tehsil Alot
Area (hectares) 169.93 hectares
Population 437
Male Population 205
Female Population 232
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,132
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Bhavgarh compares

By the 2011 count Bhavgarh is the 80th largest of the 104 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 840 residents. Its 169.93 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 969.

Getting to Bhavgarh

Bhavgarh is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Bhavgarh 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bhavgarh from other places

Bhavgarh lies about 75 km from Ratlam, and the nearest railway station is Vikramgarh Alot, about 5.8 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 Bhavgarh
Tehsil headquarters Alot 4.2 km
Nearest railway station Vikramgarh Alot 5.8 km
District headquarters Ratlam 75 km

Villages closest to Bhavgarh

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhavgarh village had a population of 437. That makes it the 80th largest of the 104 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 840 residents.

Bhavgarh village has 205 males and 232 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhavgarh has about 1132 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 969.

Bhavgarh covers 169.93 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bhavgarh falls under Alot tehsil of Ratlam district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bhavgarh is Vikramgarh Alot, about 5.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Bhavgarh.

Bhavgarh is about 75 km from Ratlam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhavgarh is in Alot tehsil of Ratlam district. Alot is about 4.2 km away. Vikramgarh Alot is about 5.8 km away. Ratlam is about 75 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bor Khedi (under 2 km), Khajuri Solanki (under 2 km) and Palnagara (1.6 km).

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

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