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About Bhilauni Village

Bhilauni is a mid sized village in Masturi tehsil, in the district of Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,849, made up of 939 males and 910 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 969 females per 1000 males. The village covers 348.2 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495551, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhilauni Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhilauni village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Bilaspur
Tehsil Masturi
Pincode 495551
Area (hectares) 348.2 hectares
Population 1,849
Male Population 939
Female Population 910
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 969
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhilauni compares

By the 2011 count Bhilauni is the 53rd largest of the 161 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,732 residents. Its 348.2 hectares work out to about 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 990.

Getting to Bhilauni

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

Bhilauni lies about 16 km from Bilaspur, and the nearest railway station is Ghutku, about 8.4 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 Bhilauni
Nearest railway station Ghutku 8.4 km
District headquarters Bilaspur 16 km
Nearest town Bilāspur 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Masturi 31 km

Villages closest to Bhilauni

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 Bhilauni

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhilauni village had a population of 1,849. That makes it the 53rd largest of the 161 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,732 residents.

Bhilauni village has 939 males and 910 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhilauni has about 969 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 990.

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

Bhilauni covers 348.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bhilauni falls under Masturi tehsil of Bilaspur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Bhilauni is Ghutku, about 8.4 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 <5 km distance for Bhilauni.

Bhilauni is about 16 km from Bilaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhilauni is in Masturi tehsil of Bilaspur district. Ghutku is about 8.4 km away. Bilaspur is about 16 km away. Bilāspur is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khajari (1.6 km), Nirtu (11 km) and Salheghori (17 km).

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

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