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About Buchuakapa Village

Buchuakapa is a small village in Mungeli tehsil, in the district of Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 368, made up of 192 males and 176 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 917 females per 1000 males. The village covers 86.43 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495330, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Buchuakapa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Buchuakapa village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Bilaspur
Tehsil Mungeli
Pincode 495330
Area (hectares) 86.43 hectares
Population 368
Male Population 192
Female Population 176
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 917
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Buchuakapa compares

By the 2011 count Buchuakapa is the 170th largest of the 230 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 830 residents. Its 86.43 hectares work out to about 4.3 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 Buchuakapa

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

Buchuakapa lies about 79 km from Bilaspur, and the nearest railway station is Kargi Road, about 69 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 Buchuakapa
Nearest town Kawardha 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Mungeli 31 km
Nearest railway station Kargi Road 69 km
District headquarters Bilaspur 79 km

Villages closest to Buchuakapa

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 Buchuakapa

As per the Census of India 2011, Buchuakapa village had a population of 368. That makes it the 170th largest of the 230 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 830 residents.

Buchuakapa village has 192 males and 176 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Buchuakapa has about 917 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 Buchuakapa is 495330. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Buchuakapa covers 86.43 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Buchuakapa falls under Mungeli tehsil of Bilaspur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Buchuakapa is Kargi Road, about 69 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 village for Buchuakapa.

Buchuakapa is about 79 km from Bilaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Buchuakapa is in Mungeli tehsil of Bilaspur district. Kawardha is about 20 km away. Mungeli is about 31 km away. Kargi Road is about 69 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhadukapa (under 2 km), Chitwakapa (under 2 km) and Dhakelkapa (under 2 km).

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

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