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About Bhonra Village

Bhonra is one of the larger villages in Ashta tehsil, in the district of Sehore, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,038, made up of 2,640 males and 2,398 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 908 females per 1000 males. The village covers 3600.32 hectares hectares.

Bhonra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhonra village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Sehore
Tehsil Ashta
Area (hectares) 3600.32 hectares
Population 5,038
Male Population 2,640
Female Population 2,398
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 908
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhonra compares

By the 2011 count Bhonra is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,025 residents. Its 3600.32 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 914.

Getting to Bhonra

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

Bhonra lies about 39 km from Sehore, and the nearest railway station is Baktal, about 39 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 Bhonra
Tehsil headquarters Ashta 14 km
District headquarters Sehore 39 km
Nearest railway station Baktal 39 km

Villages closest to Bhonra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhonra village had a population of 5,038. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,025 residents.

Bhonra village has 2,640 males and 2,398 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhonra has about 908 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 914.

Bhonra covers 3600.32 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bhonra falls under Ashta tehsil of Sehore district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bhonra is Baktal, about 39 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 Bhonra.

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

Bhonra is in Ashta tehsil of Sehore district. Ashta is about 14 km away. Sehore is about 39 km away. Baktal 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 Khandaurapur (1.8 km), Bhatoni (2.3 km) and Jhirniya (3.3 km).

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

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