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About Baraidahra Village

Baraidahra is a small village in Mungeli tehsil, in the district of Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 399, made up of 187 males and 212 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,134 females per 1000 males. The village covers 102.41 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495334, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Baraidahra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Baraidahra village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Bilaspur
Tehsil Mungeli
Pincode 495334
Area (hectares) 102.41 hectares
Population 399
Male Population 187
Female Population 212
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,134
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Baraidahra compares

By the 2011 count Baraidahra is the 167th largest of the 230 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 830 residents. Its 102.41 hectares work out to about 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 975.

Getting to Baraidahra

Baraidahra is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Baraidahra 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Baraidahra from other places

Baraidahra lies about 52 km from Bilaspur, and the nearest railway station is Kalmitar, 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 Baraidahra
Tehsil headquarters Mungeli 4.7 km
Nearest railway station Kalmitar 44 km
District headquarters Bilaspur 52 km

Villages closest to Baraidahra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Baraidahra village had a population of 399. That makes it the 167th largest of the 230 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 830 residents.

Baraidahra village has 187 males and 212 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baraidahra has about 1134 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 975.

The pincode recorded for Baraidahra is 495334. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Baraidahra covers 102.41 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Baraidahra falls under Mungeli tehsil of Bilaspur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Baraidahra is Kalmitar, 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 5 - 10 km distance for Baraidahra.

Baraidahra is about 52 km from Bilaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Baraidahra is in Mungeli tehsil of Bilaspur district. Mungeli is about 4.7 km away. Kalmitar is about 44 km away. Bilaspur is about 52 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Suretha (under 2 km), Chichesara (under 2 km) and Jhagarhata (under 2 km).

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

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