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About Chhotepotenar Village

Chhotepotenar is a small village in Bhairamgarh tehsil, in the district of Bijapur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 277, made up of 131 males and 146 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,115 females per 1000 males. The village covers 389.74 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 494334, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chhotepotenar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chhotepotenar village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Bijapur
Tehsil Bhairamgarh
Pincode 494334
Area (hectares) 389.74 hectares
Population 277
Male Population 131
Female Population 146
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,115
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chhotepotenar compares

By the 2011 count Chhotepotenar is the 81st largest of the 212 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 341 residents. Its 389.74 hectares work out to about 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1065.

Getting to Chhotepotenar

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

Chhotepotenar lies about 28 km from Bijapur, and the nearest railway station is Kamalur, about 47 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 Chhotepotenar
Tehsil headquarters Bhairamgarh 20 km
District headquarters Bijapur 28 km
Nearest railway station Kamalur 47 km
Nearest town Bacheli 57 km

Villages closest to Chhotepotenar

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 Chhotepotenar

As per the Census of India 2011, Chhotepotenar village had a population of 277. That makes it the 81st largest of the 212 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 341 residents.

Chhotepotenar village has 131 males and 146 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chhotepotenar has about 1115 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1065.

The pincode recorded for Chhotepotenar is 494334. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chhotepotenar covers 389.74 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Chhotepotenar falls under Bhairamgarh tehsil of Bijapur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Chhotepotenar is Kamalur, about 47 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 Chhotepotenar.

Chhotepotenar is about 28 km from Bijapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chhotepotenar is in Bhairamgarh tehsil of Bijapur district. Bhairamgarh is about 20 km away. Bijapur is about 28 km away. Kamalur is about 47 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Benchram (1.8 km), Darbha (3.5 km) and Pindumpal (3.7 km).

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

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