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About Binjhori Village

Binjhori is a small village in Mungeli tehsil, in the district of Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 436, made up of 227 males and 209 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 921 females per 1000 males. The village covers 108.28 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495334, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Binjhori Overview

Census 2011 figures for Binjhori village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Bilaspur
Tehsil Mungeli
Pincode 495334
Area (hectares) 108.28 hectares
Population 436
Male Population 227
Female Population 209
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 921
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Binjhori compares

By the 2011 count Binjhori is the 153rd largest of the 230 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 830 residents. Its 108.28 hectares work out to about 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 975.

Getting to Binjhori

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

Binjhori lies about 56 km from Bilaspur, and the nearest railway station is Kargi Road, about 48 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 Binjhori
Tehsil headquarters Mungeli 9.1 km
Nearest railway station Kargi Road 48 km
District headquarters Bilaspur 56 km

Villages closest to Binjhori

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 Binjhori

As per the Census of India 2011, Binjhori village had a population of 436. That makes it the 153rd largest of the 230 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 830 residents.

Binjhori village has 227 males and 209 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Binjhori has about 921 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 975.

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

Binjhori covers 108.28 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Binjhori falls under Mungeli tehsil of Bilaspur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Binjhori is Kargi Road, about 48 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 Binjhori.

Binjhori is about 56 km from Bilaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Binjhori is in Mungeli tehsil of Bilaspur district. Mungeli is about 9.1 km away. Kargi Road is about 48 km away. Bilaspur is about 56 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gopatpur (under 2 km), Baharpur (under 2 km) and Dabo (1.7 km).

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

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