About Bhalapur Village

Bhalapur is a mid sized village in Mungeli tehsil, in the district of Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,828, made up of 937 males and 891 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 951 females per 1000 males. The village covers 424.51 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495334, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhalapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhalapur village
Description	Value
State	Chhattisgarh
District	Bilaspur
Tehsil	Mungeli
Pincode	495334
Area (hectares)	424.51 hectares
Population	1,828
Male Population	937
Female Population	891
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	951
Bus Service (public)	Available
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhalapur compares

By the 2011 count Bhalapur is the 17th largest of the 230 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 830 residents. Its 424.51 hectares work out to about 4.3 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 975.

Getting to Bhalapur

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

Bhalapur lies about 61 km from Bilaspur, and the nearest railway station is Bhatapara, about 49 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 Bhalapur
Tehsil headquarters	Mungeli	14 km
Nearest railway station	Bhatapara	49 km
District headquarters	Bilaspur	61 km

Villages closest to Bhalapur

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.

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Common questions about Bhalapur

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhalapur village had a population of 1,828. That makes it the 17th largest of the 230 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 830 residents.

Bhalapur village has 937 males and 891 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhalapur has about 951 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 975.

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

Bhalapur covers 424.51 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bhalapur falls under Mungeli tehsil of Bilaspur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Bhalapur is Bhatapara, about 49 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 Bhalapur.

Bhalapur is about 61 km from Bilaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhalapur is in Mungeli tehsil of Bilaspur district. Mungeli is about 14 km away. Bhatapara is about 49 km away. Bilaspur is about 61 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.