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About Bhel Village

Bhel is a small village in Ghumarwin tehsil, in the district of Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 335, made up of 164 males and 171 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,043 females per 1000 males. The village covers 94.5 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 174026, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhel Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhel village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Bilaspur
Tehsil Ghumarwin
Pincode 174026
Area (hectares) 94.5 hectares
Population 335
Male Population 164
Female Population 171
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,043
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhel compares

By the 2011 count Bhel is the 80th largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 390 residents. Its 94.5 hectares work out to about 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1039.

Getting to Bhel

Bhel is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bhel 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. The nearest villages by name are Bhajwani, Bhareri, Bharol and Bhatoli. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Bhel

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhel village had a population of 335. That makes it the 80th largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 390 residents.

Bhel village has 164 males and 171 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhel has about 1043 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1039.

The pincode recorded for Bhel is 174026. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhel covers 94.5 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bhel falls under Ghumarwin tehsil of Bilaspur district in Chhattisgarh.

The census record for Bhel notes the nearest railway station 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 Bhel.

Bhel is in Ghumarwin tehsil of Bilaspur district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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