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About Sipahi Village

Sipahi is a mid sized village in Mungeli tehsil, in the district of Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,073, made up of 543 males and 530 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 976 females per 1000 males. The village covers 277.8 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495334, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sipahi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sipahi village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Bilaspur
Tehsil Mungeli
Pincode 495334
Area (hectares) 277.8 hectares
Population 1,073
Male Population 543
Female Population 530
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 976
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sipahi compares

By the 2011 count Sipahi is the 60th largest of the 230 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 830 residents. Its 277.8 hectares work out to about 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 975.

Getting to Sipahi

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

Sipahi lies about 62 km from Bilaspur, and the nearest railway station is Kargi Road, about 52 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 Sipahi
Tehsil headquarters Mungeli 15 km
Nearest railway station Kargi Road 52 km
District headquarters Bilaspur 62 km

Villages closest to Sipahi

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 Sipahi

As per the Census of India 2011, Sipahi village had a population of 1,073. That makes it the 60th largest of the 230 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 830 residents.

Sipahi village has 543 males and 530 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sipahi has about 976 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 975.

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

Sipahi covers 277.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sipahi falls under Mungeli tehsil of Bilaspur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Sipahi is Kargi Road, about 52 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 Sipahi.

Sipahi is about 62 km from Bilaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sipahi is in Mungeli tehsil of Bilaspur district. Mungeli is about 15 km away. Kargi Road is about 52 km away. Bilaspur is about 62 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Boda (under 2 km), Khaira Setganga (1.8 km) and Paraswara (1.9 km).

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

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