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About Bhela Village

Bhela is a mid sized village in Karahal tehsil, in the district of Sheopur, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,308, made up of 665 males and 643 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 967 females per 1000 males. The village covers 12811 hectares hectares.

Bhela Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhela village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Sheopur
Tehsil Karahal
Area (hectares) 12811 hectares
Population 1,308
Male Population 665
Female Population 643
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 967
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 Bhela compares

By the 2011 count Bhela is the 24th largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,108 residents. Its 12811 hectares work out to about 0.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 914.

Getting to Bhela

Bhela is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Bhela 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 Bhela from other places

Bhela lies about 16 km from Sheopur, and the nearest railway station is Sheopur Kalan, about 15 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 Bhela
Nearest railway station Sheopur Kalan 15 km
District headquarters Sheopur 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Karahal 30 km

Villages closest to Bhela

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhela village had a population of 1,308. That makes it the 24th largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,108 residents.

Bhela village has 665 males and 643 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhela has about 967 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 914.

Bhela covers 12811 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bhela falls under Karahal tehsil of Sheopur district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bhela is Sheopur Kalan, about 15 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 Bhela.

Bhela is about 16 km from Sheopur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhela is in Karahal tehsil of Sheopur district. Sheopur Kalan is about 15 km away. Sheopur is about 16 km away. Karahal is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kalmee Kakarda (7.7 km), Budhera (9.1 km) and Kalitalai (9.4 km).

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

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