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About Bilsa Village

Bilsa is a small village in Powayan tehsil, in the district of Shahjahanpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 434, made up of 227 males and 207 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 912 females per 1000 males. The village covers 29.83 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 242401, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bilsa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bilsa village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Shahjahanpur
Tehsil Powayan
Pincode 242401
Area (hectares) 29.83 hectares
Population 434
Male Population 227
Female Population 207
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 912
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bilsa compares

By the 2011 count Bilsa is the 466th largest of the 658 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 941 residents. Its 29.83 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 894.

Getting to Bilsa

Bilsa is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Bilsa as Available within 5 - 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 Bilsa from other places

Bilsa lies about 35 km from Shahjahanpur, and the nearest railway station is Anjhi Shahabad, about 21 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 Bilsa
Nearest town Shāhābād 18 km
Nearest railway station Anjhi Shahabad 21 km
Tehsil headquarters Powayan 35 km
District headquarters Shahjahanpur 35 km

Villages closest to Bilsa

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 Bilsa

As per the Census of India 2011, Bilsa village had a population of 434. That makes it the 466th largest of the 658 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 941 residents.

Bilsa village has 227 males and 207 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bilsa has about 912 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 894.

The pincode recorded for Bilsa is 242401. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bilsa covers 29.83 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Bilsa is Anjhi Shahabad, about 21 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Bilsa.

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

Bilsa is in Powayan tehsil of Shahjahanpur district. Shāhābād is about 18 km away. Anjhi Shahabad is about 21 km away. Powayan is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kuiyan (2.4 km), Bisaria (2.6 km) and Mahurayan (5.1 km).

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

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