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About Bhoj Village

Bhoj is a mid sized village in Shyampur tehsil, in the district of Sehore, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 795, made up of 421 males and 374 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 888 females per 1000 males. The village covers 614.46 hectares hectares.

Bhoj Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhoj village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Sehore
Tehsil Shyampur
Area (hectares) 614.46 hectares
Population 795
Male Population 421
Female Population 374
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 888
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhoj compares

By the 2011 count Bhoj is the 64th largest of the 142 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,056 residents. Its 614.46 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 906.

Getting to Bhoj

Bhoj is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Bhoj as Available within 5 - 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bhoj from other places

Bhoj lies about 68 km from Sehore, and the nearest railway station is Pachor Road, about 1.7 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 Bhoj
Nearest town Pachor under 2 km
Nearest railway station Pachor Road 1.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Shyampur 29 km
District headquarters Sehore 68 km

Villages closest to Bhoj

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhoj village had a population of 795. That makes it the 64th largest of the 142 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,056 residents.

Bhoj village has 421 males and 374 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhoj has about 888 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 906.

Bhoj covers 614.46 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bhoj falls under Shyampur tehsil of Sehore district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bhoj is Pachor Road, about 1.7 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Bhoj.

Bhoj is about 68 km from Sehore in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhoj is in Shyampur tehsil of Sehore district. Pachor is about under 2 km away. Pachor Road is about 1.7 km away. Shyampur 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 Kachnariya (4.2 km), Barri (5.5 km) and Dehri (5.5 km).

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

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