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About Bilhapur Village

Bilhapur is a large village in Bhognipur tehsil, in the district of Kanpur Dehat, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,531, made up of 1,829 males and 1,702 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 931 females per 1000 males. The village covers 212.96 hectares hectares.

Bilhapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bilhapur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Kanpur Dehat
Tehsil Bhognipur
Area (hectares) 212.96 hectares
Population 3,531
Male Population 1,829
Female Population 1,702
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 931
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Bilhapur compares

By the 2011 count Bilhapur is the 16th largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,641 residents. Its 212.96 hectares work out to about 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 870.

Getting to Bilhapur

Bilhapur is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Bilhapur 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 village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bilhapur from other places

Bilhapur lies about 35 km from Kanpur Dehat, and the nearest railway station is Chaunrah, about 1.5 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 Bilhapur
Nearest railway station Chaunrah 1.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Bhognipur 6.5 km
Nearest town Kālpi 6.5 km
District headquarters Kanpur Dehat 35 km

Villages closest to Bilhapur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bilhapur village had a population of 3,531. That makes it the 16th largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,641 residents.

Bilhapur village has 1,829 males and 1,702 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bilhapur has about 931 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 870.

Bilhapur covers 212.96 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Bilhapur falls under Bhognipur tehsil of Kanpur Dehat district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bilhapur is Chaunrah, about 1.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Bilhapur.

Bilhapur is about 35 km from Kanpur Dehat in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bilhapur is in Bhognipur tehsil of Kanpur Dehat district. Chaunrah is about 1.5 km away. Bhognipur is about 6.5 km away. Kālpi is about 6.5 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Puraini (under 2 km), Chaura (under 2 km) and Nagasiya (1.7 km).

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

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