About Bihgawan Village

Bihgawan is a mid sized village in Shahabad tehsil, in the district of Hardoi, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,278, made up of 670 males and 608 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 907 females per 1000 males. The village covers 208.88 hectares hectares.

Bihgawan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bihgawan village
Description	Value
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Hardoi
Tehsil	Shahabad
Area (hectares)	208.88 hectares
Population	1,278
Male Population	670
Female Population	608
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	907
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Bihgawan compares

By the 2011 count Bihgawan is the 172nd largest of the 388 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,571 residents. Its 208.88 hectares work out to about 6.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 864.

Getting to Bihgawan

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

Bihgawan lies about 23 km from Hardoi, and the nearest railway station is Behtagokul, about 13 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 Bihgawan
Nearest railway station	Behtagokul	13 km
Tehsil headquarters	Shahabad	17 km
Nearest town	Shāhābād	17 km
District headquarters	Hardoi	23 km

Villages closest to Bihgawan

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

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Common questions about Bihgawan

As per the Census of India 2011, Bihgawan village had a population of 1,278. That makes it the 172nd largest of the 388 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,571 residents.

Bihgawan village has 670 males and 608 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bihgawan has about 907 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 864.

Bihgawan covers 208.88 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bihgawan falls under Shahabad tehsil of Hardoi district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bihgawan is Behtagokul, about 13 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Bihgawan.

Bihgawan is about 23 km from Hardoi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bihgawan is in Shahabad tehsil of Hardoi district. Behtagokul is about 13 km away. Shahabad is about 17 km away. Shāhābād is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.