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About Bharathu Village

Bharathu is a mid sized village in Bilaspur Sadar tehsil, in the district of Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 612, made up of 303 males and 309 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,020 females per 1000 males. The village covers 135 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 174001, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bharathu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bharathu village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Bilaspur
Tehsil Bilaspur Sadar
Pincode 174001
Area (hectares) 135 hectares
Population 612
Male Population 303
Female Population 309
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,020
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bharathu compares

By the 2011 count Bharathu is the 27th largest of the 160 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 388 residents. Its 135 hectares work out to about 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 956.

Getting to Bharathu

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

Bharathu lies about 31 km from Bilaspur, and the nearest railway station is Nipania, about under 2 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 Bharathu
Nearest railway station Nipania under 2 km
Nearest town Bhātāpāra 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Bilaspur Sadar 31 km
District headquarters Bilaspur 31 km

Villages closest to Bharathu

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bilaspur Sadar 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 Bharathu

As per the Census of India 2011, Bharathu village had a population of 612. That makes it the 27th largest of the 160 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 388 residents.

Bharathu village has 303 males and 309 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bharathu has about 1020 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 956.

The pincode recorded for Bharathu is 174001. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bharathu covers 135 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bharathu falls under Bilaspur Sadar tehsil of Bilaspur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Bharathu is Nipania, about under 2 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Bharathu.

Bharathu is about 31 km from Bilaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bharathu is in Bilaspur Sadar tehsil of Bilaspur district. Nipania is about under 2 km away. Bhātāpāra is about 14 km away. Bilaspur Sadar is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhartpur (under 2 km), Jangal Jhaleda (15 km) and Baihl Kandaila (18 km).

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

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