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About Bhutkachhar Village

Bhutkachhar is a mid sized village in Lormi tehsil, in the district of Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 566, made up of 268 males and 298 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,112 females per 1000 males. The village covers 395.83 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495115, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhutkachhar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhutkachhar village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Bilaspur
Tehsil Lormi
Pincode 495115
Area (hectares) 395.83 hectares
Population 566
Male Population 268
Female Population 298
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,112
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhutkachhar compares

By the 2011 count Bhutkachhar is the 179th largest of the 245 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,021 residents. Its 395.83 hectares work out to about 1.4 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 981.

Getting to Bhutkachhar

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

Bhutkachhar lies about 70 km from Bilaspur, and the nearest railway station is Khongsara, about 44 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 Bhutkachhar
Tehsil headquarters Lormi 19 km
Nearest town Mungeli 36 km
Nearest railway station Khongsara 44 km
District headquarters Bilaspur 70 km

Villages closest to Bhutkachhar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhutkachhar village had a population of 566. That makes it the 179th largest of the 245 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,021 residents.

Bhutkachhar village has 268 males and 298 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhutkachhar has about 1112 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 981.

The pincode recorded for Bhutkachhar is 495115. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhutkachhar covers 395.83 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bhutkachhar falls under Lormi tehsil of Bilaspur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Bhutkachhar is Khongsara, about 44 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 Bhutkachhar.

Bhutkachhar is about 70 km from Bilaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhutkachhar is in Lormi tehsil of Bilaspur district. Lormi is about 19 km away. Mungeli is about 36 km away. Khongsara is about 44 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dongrigarh (under 2 km), Malkachhari (1.7 km) and Kathoutiya (2.1 km).

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

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