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About Bafna Village

Bafna is a large village in Kondagaon tehsil, in the district of Bastar, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,250, made up of 1,101 males and 1,149 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,044 females per 1000 males. The village covers 897.15 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 494226, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bafna Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bafna village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Bastar
Tehsil Kondagaon
Pincode 494226
Area (hectares) 897.15 hectares
Population 2,250
Male Population 1,101
Female Population 1,149
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,044
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bafna compares

By the 2011 count Bafna is the 18th largest of the 179 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 927 residents. Its 897.15 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1046.

Getting to Bafna

Bafna is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bafna as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Badebhirawand, Badekanera, Badekurusnar and Badeusari. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Bafna

As per the Census of India 2011, Bafna village had a population of 2,250. That makes it the 18th largest of the 179 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 927 residents.

Bafna village has 1,101 males and 1,149 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bafna has about 1044 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1046.

The pincode recorded for Bafna is 494226. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bafna covers 897.15 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bafna falls under Kondagaon tehsil of Bastar district in Chhattisgarh.

The census record for Bafna notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

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

Bafna is in Kondagaon tehsil of Bastar district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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