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About Bhilawa Village

Bhilawa is a mid sized village in Powayan tehsil, in the district of Shahjahanpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,004, made up of 546 males and 458 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 839 females per 1000 males. The village covers 128.96 hectares hectares.

Bhilawa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhilawa village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Shahjahanpur
Tehsil Powayan
Area (hectares) 128.96 hectares
Population 1,004
Male Population 546
Female Population 458
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 839
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhilawa compares

By the 2011 count Bhilawa is the 219th largest of the 658 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 941 residents. Its 128.96 hectares work out to about 7.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 894.

Getting to Bhilawa

Bhilawa is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bhilawa as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Bhilawa from other places

Bhilawa lies about 18 km from Shahjahanpur, and the nearest railway station is Unchaulia, about 6.0 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 Bhilawa
Nearest railway station Unchaulia 6.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Powayan 18 km
District headquarters Shahjahanpur 18 km
Nearest town Shāhjānpur 18 km

Villages closest to Bhilawa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhilawa village had a population of 1,004. That makes it the 219th largest of the 658 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 941 residents.

Bhilawa village has 546 males and 458 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhilawa has about 839 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 894.

Bhilawa covers 128.96 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bhilawa falls under Powayan tehsil of Shahjahanpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bhilawa is Unchaulia, about 6.0 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 and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Bhilawa.

Bhilawa is about 18 km from Shahjahanpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhilawa is in Powayan tehsil of Shahjahanpur district. Unchaulia is about 6.0 km away. Powayan is about 18 km away. Shahjahanpur is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kaluapur (1.7 km), Milikia J Saraiyan (2.0 km) and Saraiyan J Milikia (2.0 km).

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

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