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About Bicharpur Village

Bicharpur is a mid sized village in Mungeli tehsil, in the district of Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,443, made up of 754 males and 689 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 914 females per 1000 males. The village covers 249.94 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495334, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bicharpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bicharpur village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Bilaspur
Tehsil Mungeli
Pincode 495334
Area (hectares) 249.94 hectares
Population 1,443
Male Population 754
Female Population 689
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 914
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bicharpur compares

By the 2011 count Bicharpur is the 30th largest of the 230 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 830 residents. Its 249.94 hectares work out to about 5.8 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 Bicharpur

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

Bicharpur lies about 53 km from Bilaspur, and the nearest railway station is Kargi Road, about 41 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 Bicharpur
Tehsil headquarters Mungeli 13 km
Nearest railway station Kargi Road 41 km
District headquarters Bilaspur 53 km

Villages closest to Bicharpur

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 Bicharpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Bicharpur village had a population of 1,443. That makes it the 30th largest of the 230 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 830 residents.

Bicharpur village has 754 males and 689 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bicharpur has about 914 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 Bicharpur is 495334. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bicharpur covers 249.94 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bicharpur falls under Mungeli tehsil of Bilaspur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Bicharpur is Kargi Road, about 41 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 Bicharpur.

Bicharpur is about 53 km from Bilaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bicharpur is in Mungeli tehsil of Bilaspur district. Mungeli is about 13 km away. Kargi Road is about 41 km away. Bilaspur is about 53 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rajpur (under 2 km), Kanchanpur (under 2 km) and Amalidih (under 2 km).

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

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