About Bharni Village

Bharni is a large village in Takhatpur tehsil, in the district of Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,770, made up of 2,090 males and 1,680 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 804 females per 1000 males. The village covers 712.96 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495112, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bharni Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bharni village
Description	Value
State	Chhattisgarh
District	Bilaspur
Tehsil	Takhatpur
Pincode	495112
Area (hectares)	712.96 hectares
Population	3,770
Male Population	2,090
Female Population	1,680
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	804
Bus Service (public)	Available
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Bharni compares

By the 2011 count Bharni is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,435 residents. Its 712.96 hectares work out to about 5.3 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 Bharni

Bharni is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bharni as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bharni from other places

Bharni lies about 12 km from Bilaspur, and the nearest railway station is Ghutku, about 3.9 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 Bharni
Nearest railway station	Ghutku	3.9 km
District headquarters	Bilaspur	12 km
Nearest town	Bilāspur	12 km
Tehsil headquarters	Takhatpur	20 km

Villages closest to Bharni

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.

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Common questions about Bharni

As per the Census of India 2011, Bharni village had a population of 3,770. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,435 residents.

Bharni village has 2,090 males and 1,680 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bharni has about 804 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 Bharni is 495112. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bharni covers 712.96 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bharni falls under Takhatpur tehsil of Bilaspur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Bharni is Ghutku, about 3.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available within village for Bharni.

Bharni is about 12 km from Bilaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bharni is in Takhatpur tehsil of Bilaspur district. Ghutku is about 3.9 km away. Bilaspur is about 12 km away. Bilāspur is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.