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About Bhatchaunra Village

Bhatchaunra is a mid sized village in Masturi tehsil, in the district of Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,934, made up of 950 males and 984 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,036 females per 1000 males. The village covers 647.23 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495551, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhatchaunra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhatchaunra village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Bilaspur
Tehsil Masturi
Pincode 495551
Area (hectares) 647.23 hectares
Population 1,934
Male Population 950
Female Population 984
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,036
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhatchaunra compares

By the 2011 count Bhatchaunra is the 49th largest of the 161 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,732 residents. Its 647.23 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 990.

Getting to Bhatchaunra

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

Bhatchaunra lies about 32 km from Bilaspur, and the nearest railway station is Nipania, about 18 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 Bhatchaunra
Nearest town Baloda Bāzār 16 km
Nearest railway station Nipania 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Masturi 22 km
District headquarters Bilaspur 32 km

Villages closest to Bhatchaunra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhatchaunra village had a population of 1,934. That makes it the 49th largest of the 161 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,732 residents.

Bhatchaunra village has 950 males and 984 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhatchaunra has about 1036 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 990.

The pincode recorded for Bhatchaunra is 495551. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhatchaunra covers 647.23 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bhatchaunra falls under Masturi tehsil of Bilaspur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Bhatchaunra is Nipania, about 18 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 village for Bhatchaunra.

Bhatchaunra is about 32 km from Bilaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhatchaunra is in Masturi tehsil of Bilaspur district. Baloda Bāzār is about 16 km away. Nipania is about 18 km away. Masturi is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Amakoni (2.1 km), Manikchouri (2.2 km) and Bahatara (2.7 km).

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

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