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About Bhulan Village

Bhulan is a small village in Naina Devi tehsil, in the district of Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 75, made up of 40 males and 35 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 875 females per 1000 males. The village covers 30.8 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 174011, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhulan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhulan village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Bilaspur
Tehsil Naina Devi
Pincode 174011
Area (hectares) 30.8 hectares
Population 75
Male Population 40
Female Population 35
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 875
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhulan compares

By the 2011 count Bhulan is the 122nd largest of the 142 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 320 residents. Its 30.8 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 938.

Getting to Bhulan

Bhulan is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Bhulan as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Bhulan from other places

Bhulan lies about 35 km from Bilaspur. 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 Bhulan
Nearest town Akaltara 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Naina Devi 35 km
District headquarters Bilaspur 35 km

Villages closest to Bhulan

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Naina Devi 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 Bhulan

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhulan village had a population of 75. That makes it the 122nd largest of the 142 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 320 residents.

Bhulan village has 40 males and 35 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhulan has about 875 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 938.

The pincode recorded for Bhulan is 174011. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhulan covers 30.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bhulan falls under Naina Devi tehsil of Bilaspur district in Chhattisgarh.

The census record for Bhulan notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Bhulan.

Bhulan is about 35 km from Bilaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhulan is in Naina Devi tehsil of Bilaspur district. Akaltara is about 14 km away. Naina Devi is about 35 km away. Bilaspur is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dhar (12 km), Jangal Mehduda Guru Ka Lahaur (14 km) and Tikar (17 km).

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

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