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About Bhonti Village

Bhonti is one of the larger villages in Pichhore tehsil, in the district of Shivpuri, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,083, made up of 3,217 males and 2,866 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 891 females per 1000 males. The village covers 983.85 hectares hectares.

Bhonti Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhonti village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Shivpuri
Tehsil Pichhore
Area (hectares) 983.85 hectares
Population 6,083
Male Population 3,217
Female Population 2,866
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 891
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhonti compares

By the 2011 count Bhonti is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,408 residents. Its 983.85 hectares work out to about 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 877.

Getting to Bhonti

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

Bhonti lies about 45 km from Shivpuri, and the nearest railway station is Burhpura, about 36 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 Bhonti
Nearest town Karera 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Pichhore 19 km
Nearest railway station Burhpura 36 km
District headquarters Shivpuri 45 km

Villages closest to Bhonti

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhonti village had a population of 6,083. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,408 residents.

Bhonti village has 3,217 males and 2,866 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhonti has about 891 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 877.

Bhonti covers 983.85 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bhonti falls under Pichhore tehsil of Shivpuri district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bhonti is Burhpura, about 36 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Bhonti.

Bhonti is about 45 km from Shivpuri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhonti is in Pichhore tehsil of Shivpuri district. Karera is about 16 km away. Pichhore is about 19 km away. Burhpura is about 36 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mahowa Damron (2.5 km), Nadna (2.9 km) and Tidhari (3.5 km).

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

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