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About Bihara Village

Bihara is one of the larger villages in Kotar tehsil, in the district of Satna, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,208, made up of 2,717 males and 2,491 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 917 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1342.55 hectares hectares.

Bihara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bihara village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Satna
Tehsil Kotar
Area (hectares) 1342.55 hectares
Population 5,208
Male Population 2,717
Female Population 2,491
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 917
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bihara compares

By the 2011 count Bihara is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,276 residents. Its 1342.55 hectares work out to about 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 925.

Getting to Bihara

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

Bihara lies about 29 km from Satna, and the nearest railway station is Baghai Road, about 19 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 Bihara
Tehsil headquarters Kotar 8.5 km
Nearest railway station Baghai Road 19 km
District headquarters Satna 29 km

Villages closest to Bihara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bihara village had a population of 5,208. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,276 residents.

Bihara village has 2,717 males and 2,491 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bihara has about 917 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 925.

Bihara covers 1342.55 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bihara falls under Kotar tehsil of Satna district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bihara is Baghai Road, about 19 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 Bihara.

Bihara is about 29 km from Satna in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bihara is in Kotar tehsil of Satna district. Kotar is about 8.5 km away. Baghai Road is about 19 km away. Satna is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kitaha (under 2 km), Magarwar (1.7 km) and Karhi Khurd (1.9 km).

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

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