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About Bilgawan Village

Bilgawan is a mid sized village in Ghatampur tehsil, in the district of Kanpur Nagar, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 510, made up of 265 males and 245 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 925 females per 1000 males. The village covers 170.4 hectares hectares.

Bilgawan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bilgawan village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Kanpur Nagar
Tehsil Ghatampur
Area (hectares) 170.4 hectares
Population 510
Male Population 265
Female Population 245
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 925
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Bilgawan compares

By the 2011 count Bilgawan is the 263rd largest of the 298 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,813 residents. Its 170.4 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 862.

Getting to Bilgawan

Bilgawan is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Bilgawan as Available within 10+ 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bilgawan from other places

Bilgawan lies about 57 km from Kanpur Nagar, and the nearest railway station is Dapsaura, about 5.2 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 Bilgawan
Nearest town Hamīrpur under 2 km
Nearest railway station Dapsaura 5.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Ghatampur 22 km
District headquarters Kanpur Nagar 57 km

Villages closest to Bilgawan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bilgawan village had a population of 510. That makes it the 263rd largest of the 298 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,813 residents.

Bilgawan village has 265 males and 245 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bilgawan has about 925 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 862.

Bilgawan covers 170.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bilgawan falls under Ghatampur tehsil of Kanpur Nagar district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bilgawan is Dapsaura, about 5.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Bilgawan.

Bilgawan is about 57 km from Kanpur Nagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bilgawan is in Ghatampur tehsil of Kanpur Nagar district. Hamīrpur is about under 2 km away. Dapsaura is about 5.2 km away. Ghatampur is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Amiratepur (under 2 km), Miranpur (under 2 km) and Mirjapur (under 2 km).

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

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