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About Bilkuda Village

Bilkuda is a mid sized village in Beohari tehsil, in the district of Shahdol, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,065, made up of 551 males and 514 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 933 females per 1000 males. The village covers 182.74 hectares hectares.

Bilkuda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bilkuda village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Shahdol
Tehsil Beohari
Area (hectares) 182.74 hectares
Population 1,065
Male Population 551
Female Population 514
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 933
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Bilkuda compares

By the 2011 count Bilkuda is the 73rd largest of the 135 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,375 residents. Its 182.74 hectares work out to about 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 967.

Getting to Bilkuda

Bilkuda is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Bilkuda as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Bilkuda from other places

Bilkuda lies about 88 km from Shahdol, and the nearest railway station is Vijay Sota, about 6.5 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 Bilkuda
Nearest railway station Vijay Sota 6.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Beohari 31 km
Nearest town Beohāri 31 km
District headquarters Shahdol 88 km

Villages closest to Bilkuda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bilkuda village had a population of 1,065. That makes it the 73rd largest of the 135 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,375 residents.

Bilkuda village has 551 males and 514 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bilkuda has about 933 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 967.

Bilkuda covers 182.74 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bilkuda falls under Beohari tehsil of Shahdol district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bilkuda is Vijay Sota, about 6.5 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Bilkuda.

Bilkuda is about 88 km from Shahdol in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bilkuda is in Beohari tehsil of Shahdol district. Vijay Sota is about 6.5 km away. Beohari is about 31 km away. Beohāri is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sakandi (under 2 km), Ghinauchi (1.8 km) and Tikura Tola (2.3 km).

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

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