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About Bilhari Village

Bilhari is a mid sized village in Kesli tehsil, in the district of Sagar, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,313, made up of 678 males and 635 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 937 females per 1000 males. The village covers 502.33 hectares hectares.

Bilhari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bilhari village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Sagar
Tehsil Kesli
Area (hectares) 502.33 hectares
Population 1,313
Male Population 678
Female Population 635
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 937
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bilhari compares

By the 2011 count Bilhari is the 14th largest of the 157 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 675 residents. Its 502.33 hectares work out to about 2.6 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 903.

Getting to Bilhari

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

Bilhari lies about 39 km from Sagar, and the nearest railway station is Ratona, about 40 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 Bilhari
Tehsil headquarters Kesli 8.2 km
Nearest town Deori Khās 26 km
District headquarters Sagar 39 km
Nearest railway station Ratona 40 km

Villages closest to Bilhari

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bilhari village had a population of 1,313. That makes it the 14th largest of the 157 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 675 residents.

Bilhari village has 678 males and 635 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bilhari has about 937 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 903.

Bilhari covers 502.33 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bilhari falls under Kesli tehsil of Sagar district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bilhari is Ratona, about 40 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 village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Bilhari.

Bilhari is about 39 km from Sagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bilhari is in Kesli tehsil of Sagar district. Kesli is about 8.2 km away. Deori Khās is about 26 km away. Sagar is about 39 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dhanguwan (under 2 km), Bilaiki (3.9 km) and Chakk Bilaiki (3.9 km).

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

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