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About Bhakuridih Village

Bhakuridih is a mid sized village in Pathariya tehsil, in the district of Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 552, made up of 297 males and 255 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 859 females per 1000 males. The village covers 170.34 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491229, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhakuridih Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhakuridih village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Bilaspur
Tehsil Pathariya
Pincode 491229
Area (hectares) 170.34 hectares
Population 552
Male Population 297
Female Population 255
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 859
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhakuridih compares

By the 2011 count Bhakuridih is the 115th largest of the 145 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,097 residents. Its 170.34 hectares work out to about 3.2 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 968.

Getting to Bhakuridih

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

Bhakuridih lies about 23 km from Bilaspur, and the nearest railway station is Dagori, about 6.7 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 Bhakuridih
Nearest railway station Dagori 6.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Pathariya 21 km
Nearest town Bhātāpāra 22 km
District headquarters Bilaspur 23 km

Villages closest to Bhakuridih

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhakuridih village had a population of 552. That makes it the 115th largest of the 145 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,097 residents.

Bhakuridih village has 297 males and 255 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhakuridih has about 859 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 968.

The pincode recorded for Bhakuridih is 491229. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhakuridih covers 170.34 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bhakuridih falls under Pathariya tehsil of Bilaspur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Bhakuridih is Dagori, about 6.7 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 Bhakuridih.

Bhakuridih 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.

Bhakuridih is in Pathariya tehsil of Bilaspur district. Dagori is about 6.7 km away. Pathariya is about 21 km away. Bhātāpāra is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khamhardih (1.6 km), Dhamni (3.7 km) and Chunchunia (3.8 km).

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

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