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About Bilhani Village

Bilhani is a mid sized village in Banda tehsil, in the district of Sagar, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 656, made up of 346 males and 310 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 896 females per 1000 males. The village covers 506.61 hectares hectares.

Bilhani Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bilhani village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Sagar
Tehsil Banda
Area (hectares) 506.61 hectares
Population 656
Male Population 346
Female Population 310
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 896
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bilhani compares

By the 2011 count Bilhani is the 93rd largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,047 residents. Its 506.61 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 893.

Getting to Bilhani

Bilhani is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bilhani as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Bilhani from other places

Bilhani lies about 55 km from Sagar, and the nearest railway station is Patharia, about 9.1 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 Bilhani
Nearest railway station Patharia 9.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Banda 32 km
District headquarters Sagar 55 km

Villages closest to Bilhani

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bilhani village had a population of 656. That makes it the 93rd largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,047 residents.

Bilhani village has 346 males and 310 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bilhani has about 896 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 893.

Bilhani covers 506.61 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bilhani falls under Banda tehsil of Sagar district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bilhani is Patharia, about 9.1 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 village for Bilhani.

Bilhani is about 55 km from Sagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bilhani is in Banda tehsil of Sagar district. Patharia is about 9.1 km away. Banda is about 32 km away. Sagar is about 55 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khajri (1.6 km), Chakkniwari (13 km) and Niwari (13 km).

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

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