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About Bechapal Village

Bechapal is a small village in Bhairamgarh tehsil, in the district of Bijapur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 471, made up of 238 males and 233 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 979 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1046.89 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 494450, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bechapal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bechapal village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Bijapur
Tehsil Bhairamgarh
Pincode 494450
Area (hectares) 1046.89 hectares
Population 471
Male Population 238
Female Population 233
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 979
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bechapal compares

By the 2011 count Bechapal is the 44th largest of the 212 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 341 residents. Its 1046.89 hectares work out to about 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1065.

Getting to Bechapal

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

Bechapal lies about 36 km from Bijapur, and the nearest railway station is Kamalur, about 13 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 Bechapal
Nearest railway station Kamalur 13 km
Nearest town Bacheli 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Bhairamgarh 22 km
District headquarters Bijapur 36 km

Villages closest to Bechapal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bechapal village had a population of 471. That makes it the 44th largest of the 212 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 341 residents.

Bechapal village has 238 males and 233 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bechapal has about 979 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1065.

The pincode recorded for Bechapal is 494450. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bechapal covers 1046.89 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bechapal falls under Bhairamgarh tehsil of Bijapur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Bechapal is Kamalur, about 13 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 10+ km distance for Bechapal.

Bechapal is about 36 km from Bijapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bechapal is in Bhairamgarh tehsil of Bijapur district. Kamalur is about 13 km away. Bacheli is about 20 km away. Bhairamgarh 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 Indrinar (under 2 km), Kondapal (2.1 km) and Cherli (3.5 km).

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

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