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About Bechai Village

Bechai is a mid sized village in Vijaypur tehsil, in the district of Sheopur, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 721, made up of 394 males and 327 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 830 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1603 hectares hectares.

Bechai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bechai village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Sheopur
Tehsil Vijaypur
Area (hectares) 1603 hectares
Population 721
Male Population 394
Female Population 327
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 830
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bechai compares

By the 2011 count Bechai is the 53rd largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,366 residents. Its 1603 hectares work out to about 0.4 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 846.

Getting to Bechai

Bechai is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Bechai as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Bechai from other places

Bechai lies about 74 km from Sheopur, and the nearest railway station is Parakheda, about 23 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 Bechai
Nearest railway station Parakheda 23 km
Tehsil headquarters Vijaypur 30 km
Nearest town Shivpuri 46 km
District headquarters Sheopur 74 km

Villages closest to Bechai

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bechai village had a population of 721. That makes it the 53rd largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,366 residents.

Bechai village has 394 males and 327 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bechai has about 830 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 846.

Bechai covers 1603 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bechai falls under Vijaypur tehsil of Sheopur district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bechai is Parakheda, about 23 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 km distance for Bechai.

Bechai is about 74 km from Sheopur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bechai is in Vijaypur tehsil of Sheopur district. Parakheda is about 23 km away. Vijaypur is about 30 km away. Shivpuri is about 46 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Silpara (8.0 km), Gobar (11 km) and Mohanpur (11 km).

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

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