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About Bachwai Village

Bachwai is a mid sized village in Raghurajnagar tehsil, in the district of Satna, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,034, made up of 522 males and 512 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 981 females per 1000 males. The village covers 511.7 hectares hectares.

Bachwai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bachwai village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Satna
Tehsil Raghurajnagar
Area (hectares) 511.7 hectares
Population 1,034
Male Population 522
Female Population 512
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 981
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bachwai compares

By the 2011 count Bachwai is the 67th largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 884 residents. Its 511.7 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 927.

Getting to Bachwai

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

Bachwai lies about 8.9 km from Satna, and the nearest railway station is Sagma, about 8.3 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 Bachwai
Nearest railway station Sagma 8.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Raghurajnagar 8.9 km
District headquarters Satna 8.9 km

Villages closest to Bachwai

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bachwai village had a population of 1,034. That makes it the 67th largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 884 residents.

Bachwai village has 522 males and 512 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bachwai has about 981 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 927.

Bachwai covers 511.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bachwai falls under Raghurajnagar tehsil of Satna district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bachwai is Sagma, about 8.3 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 Bachwai.

Bachwai is about 8.9 km from Satna in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bachwai is in Raghurajnagar tehsil of Satna district. Sagma is about 8.3 km away. Raghurajnagar is about 8.9 km away. Satna is about 8.9 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dhankher Kalan (under 2 km), Dhankher Khurd (2.0 km) and Ahirgaon (2.4 km).

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

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