About Bhojpuri Village

Bhojpuri is a mid sized village in Bilha tehsil, in the district of Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,254, made up of 634 males and 620 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 978 females per 1000 males. The village covers 290.58 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493663, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhojpuri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhojpuri village
Description	Value
State	Chhattisgarh
District	Bilaspur
Tehsil	Bilha
Pincode	493663
Area (hectares)	290.58 hectares
Population	1,254
Male Population	634
Female Population	620
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	978
Bus Service (public)	Available
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Bhojpuri compares

By the 2011 count Bhojpuri is the 40th largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,515 residents. Its 290.58 hectares work out to about 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 978.

Getting to Bhojpuri

Bhojpuri is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bhojpuri as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bhojpuri from other places

Bhojpuri lies about 23 km from Bilaspur, and the nearest railway station is Dagori, about 6.1 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 Bhojpuri
Tehsil headquarters	Bilha	5.1 km
Nearest railway station	Dagori	6.1 km
Nearest town	Bhātāpāra	22 km
District headquarters	Bilaspur	23 km

Villages closest to Bhojpuri

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

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Common questions about Bhojpuri

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhojpuri village had a population of 1,254. That makes it the 40th largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,515 residents.

Bhojpuri village has 634 males and 620 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhojpuri has about 978 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 978.

The pincode recorded for Bhojpuri is 493663. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhojpuri covers 290.58 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bhojpuri falls under Bilha tehsil of Bilaspur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Bhojpuri is Dagori, about 6.1 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Bhojpuri is about 23 km from Bilaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhojpuri is in Bilha tehsil of Bilaspur district. Bilha is about 5.1 km away. Dagori is about 6.1 km away. Bhātāpāra is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.