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About Bichhi Village

Bichhi is a mid sized village in Chitrangi tehsil, in the district of Singrauli, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,240, made up of 680 males and 560 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 824 females per 1000 males. The village covers 476.35 hectares hectares.

Bichhi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bichhi village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Singrauli
Tehsil Chitrangi
Area (hectares) 476.35 hectares
Population 1,240
Male Population 680
Female Population 560
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 824
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bichhi compares

By the 2011 count Bichhi is the 94th largest of the 277 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,096 residents. Its 476.35 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 939.

Getting to Bichhi

Bichhi is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Bichhi 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bichhi from other places

Bichhi lies about 28 km from Singrauli, and the nearest railway station is Bargawan, about 12 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 Bichhi
Nearest railway station Bargawan 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Chitrangi 22 km
District headquarters Singrauli 28 km

Villages closest to Bichhi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bichhi village had a population of 1,240. That makes it the 94th largest of the 277 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,096 residents.

Bichhi village has 680 males and 560 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bichhi has about 824 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 939.

Bichhi covers 476.35 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bichhi falls under Chitrangi tehsil of Singrauli district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bichhi is Bargawan, about 12 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Bichhi.

Bichhi is about 28 km from Singrauli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bichhi is in Chitrangi tehsil of Singrauli district. Bargawan is about 12 km away. Chitrangi is about 22 km away. Singrauli is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sapaha (4.3 km), Raipurwa (4.8 km) and Majhigawan (7.4 km).

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

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