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About Bhelai Village

Bhelai is a mid sized village in Masturi tehsil, in the district of Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,273, made up of 632 males and 641 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,014 females per 1000 males. The village covers 304.54 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495550, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhelai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhelai village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Bilaspur
Tehsil Masturi
Pincode 495550
Area (hectares) 304.54 hectares
Population 1,273
Male Population 632
Female Population 641
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,014
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Bhelai compares

By the 2011 count Bhelai is the 86th largest of the 161 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,732 residents. Its 304.54 hectares work out to about 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 990.

Getting to Bhelai

Bhelai is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Bhelai 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 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bhelai from other places

Bhelai lies about 48 km from Bilaspur, and the nearest railway station is Janjgir Naila, about 23 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 Bhelai
Nearest town Jānjgīr 22 km
Nearest railway station Janjgir Naila 23 km
Tehsil headquarters Masturi 33 km
District headquarters Bilaspur 48 km

Villages closest to Bhelai

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 Bhelai

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhelai village had a population of 1,273. That makes it the 86th largest of the 161 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,732 residents.

Bhelai village has 632 males and 641 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhelai has about 1014 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 990.

The pincode recorded for Bhelai is 495550. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhelai covers 304.54 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bhelai falls under Masturi tehsil of Bilaspur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Bhelai is Janjgir Naila, about 23 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Bhelai.

Bhelai is about 48 km from Bilaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhelai is in Masturi tehsil of Bilaspur district. Jānjgīr is about 22 km away. Janjgir Naila is about 23 km away. Masturi is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhadaura (9.3 km), Basantpur (14 km) and Makundpur (15 km).

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

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