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About Bahurta Village

Bahurta is a mid sized village in Takhatpur tehsil, in the district of Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 694, made up of 376 males and 318 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 846 females per 1000 males. The village covers 274.95 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 494776, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bahurta Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bahurta village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Bilaspur
Tehsil Takhatpur
Pincode 494776
Area (hectares) 274.95 hectares
Population 694
Male Population 376
Female Population 318
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 846
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bahurta compares

By the 2011 count Bahurta is the 121st largest of the 168 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,435 residents. Its 274.95 hectares work out to about 2.5 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 976.

Getting to Bahurta

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

Bahurta lies about 32 km from Bilaspur, and the nearest railway station is Kalmitar, about 21 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 Bahurta
Tehsil headquarters Takhatpur 6.2 km
Nearest railway station Kalmitar 21 km
Nearest town Mungeli 23 km
District headquarters Bilaspur 32 km

Villages closest to Bahurta

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bahurta village had a population of 694. That makes it the 121st largest of the 168 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,435 residents.

Bahurta village has 376 males and 318 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bahurta has about 846 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 976.

The pincode recorded for Bahurta is 494776. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bahurta covers 274.95 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bahurta falls under Takhatpur tehsil of Bilaspur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Bahurta is Kalmitar, about 21 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 village for Bahurta.

Bahurta is about 32 km from Bilaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bahurta is in Takhatpur tehsil of Bilaspur district. Takhatpur is about 6.2 km away. Kalmitar is about 21 km away. Mungeli 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 Raja Kapa (under 2 km), Dhavaiyapura (under 2 km) and Pura (under 2 km).

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

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