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About Bhojpur Village

Bhojpur is a small village in Namhol tehsil, in the district of Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 245, made up of 114 males and 131 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,149 females per 1000 males. The village covers 61 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 174033, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhojpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhojpur village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Bilaspur
Tehsil Namhol
Pincode 174033
Area (hectares) 61 hectares
Population 245
Male Population 114
Female Population 131
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,149
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhojpur compares

By the 2011 count Bhojpur is the 49th largest of the 115 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 282 residents. Its 61 hectares work out to about 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 970.

Getting to Bhojpur

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

Bhojpur lies about 23 km from Bilaspur, and the nearest railway station is Dagori, about 6.1 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 Bhojpur
Nearest railway station Dagori 6.1 km
Nearest town Bhātāpāra 22 km
Tehsil headquarters Namhol 23 km
District headquarters Bilaspur 23 km

Villages closest to Bhojpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Namhol 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 Bhojpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhojpur village had a population of 245. That makes it the 49th largest of the 115 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 282 residents.

Bhojpur village has 114 males and 131 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhojpur has about 1149 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 970.

The pincode recorded for Bhojpur is 174033. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhojpur covers 61 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bhojpur falls under Namhol tehsil of Bilaspur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Bhojpur is Dagori, about 6.1 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 within village and private bus service as Available within village for Bhojpur.

Bhojpur is about 23 km from Bilaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhojpur is in Namhol tehsil of Bilaspur district. Dagori is about 6.1 km away. Bhātāpāra is about 22 km away. Namhol is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Loharda (5.4 km), Gori (7.0 km) and Bhatoli (14 km).

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

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