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About Bhilon Village

Bhilon is a mid sized village in Khurai tehsil, in the district of Sagar, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,135, made up of 607 males and 528 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 870 females per 1000 males. The village covers 387.31 hectares hectares.

Bhilon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhilon village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Sagar
Tehsil Khurai
Area (hectares) 387.31 hectares
Population 1,135
Male Population 607
Female Population 528
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 870
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Bhilon compares

By the 2011 count Bhilon is the 31st largest of the 173 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 798 residents. Its 387.31 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 888.

Getting to Bhilon

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

Bhilon lies about 37 km from Sagar, and the nearest railway station is Sumreri, about 5.5 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 Bhilon
Nearest railway station Sumreri 5.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Khurai 12 km
District headquarters Sagar 37 km

Villages closest to Bhilon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhilon village had a population of 1,135. That makes it the 31st largest of the 173 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 798 residents.

Bhilon village has 607 males and 528 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhilon has about 870 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 888.

Bhilon covers 387.31 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bhilon falls under Khurai tehsil of Sagar district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bhilon is Sumreri, about 5.5 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Bhilon.

Bhilon is about 37 km from Sagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhilon is in Khurai tehsil of Sagar district. Sumreri is about 5.5 km away. Khurai is about 12 km away. Sagar is about 37 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kokalwara Kalan (under 2 km), Kokalwara Khurd (under 2 km) and Bhusa (under 2 km).

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

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