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About Bichhiya Village

Bichhiya is a mid sized village in Garhakota tehsil, in the district of Sagar, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 945, made up of 490 males and 455 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 929 females per 1000 males. The village covers 273.89 hectares hectares.

Bichhiya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bichhiya village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Sagar
Tehsil Garhakota
Area (hectares) 273.89 hectares
Population 945
Male Population 490
Female Population 455
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 929
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Bichhiya compares

By the 2011 count Bichhiya is the 33rd largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 866 residents. Its 273.89 hectares work out to about 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 908.

Getting to Bichhiya

Bichhiya is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Bichhiya as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Bichhiya from other places

Bichhiya lies about 41 km from Sagar, and the nearest railway station is Girwar, about 20 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 Bichhiya
Tehsil headquarters Garhakota 7.3 km
Nearest town Garhākota 7.3 km
Nearest railway station Girwar 20 km
District headquarters Sagar 41 km

Villages closest to Bichhiya

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bichhiya village had a population of 945. That makes it the 33rd largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 866 residents.

Bichhiya village has 490 males and 455 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bichhiya has about 929 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 908.

Bichhiya covers 273.89 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bichhiya falls under Garhakota tehsil of Sagar district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bichhiya is Girwar, about 20 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Bichhiya.

Bichhiya is about 41 km from Sagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bichhiya is in Garhakota tehsil of Sagar district. Garhakota is about 7.3 km away. Garhākota is about 7.3 km away. Girwar is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chourai (2.0 km), Pipariya Digarra (2.1 km) and Swaker (3.0 km).

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

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