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About Bhatgaon Village

Bhatgaon is a mid sized village in Bilha tehsil, in the district of Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,275, made up of 648 males and 627 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 968 females per 1000 males. The village covers 345.97 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491226, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhatgaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhatgaon village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Bilaspur
Tehsil Bilha
Pincode 491226
Area (hectares) 345.97 hectares
Population 1,275
Male Population 648
Female Population 627
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 968
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Bhatgaon compares

By the 2011 count Bhatgaon is the 38th largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,515 residents. Its 345.97 hectares work out to about 3.7 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 Bhatgaon

Bhatgaon is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bhatgaon as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Bhatgaon from other places

Bhatgaon lies about 15 km from Bilaspur, and the nearest railway station is Belha, about 4.3 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 Bhatgaon
Nearest railway station Belha 4.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Bilha 6.9 km
District headquarters Bilaspur 15 km
Nearest town Bilāspur 15 km

Villages closest to Bhatgaon

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.

Common questions about Bhatgaon

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhatgaon village had a population of 1,275. That makes it the 38th largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,515 residents.

Bhatgaon village has 648 males and 627 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhatgaon has about 968 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 Bhatgaon is 491226. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhatgaon covers 345.97 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bhatgaon falls under Bilha tehsil of Bilaspur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Bhatgaon is Belha, about 4.3 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 5 - 10 km distance for Bhatgaon.

Bhatgaon is about 15 km from Bilaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhatgaon is in Bilha tehsil of Bilaspur district. Belha is about 4.3 km away. Bilha is about 6.9 km away. Bilaspur is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Parsada (under 2 km), Umariya (2.1 km) and Bitkuli (2.1 km).

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

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