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About Bhatpal Village

Bhatpal is a mid sized village in Gidam tehsil, in the district of Dakshin Bastar Dantewada, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 755, made up of 409 males and 346 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 846 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1363.31 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 494441, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhatpal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhatpal village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Dakshin Bastar Dantewada
Tehsil Gidam
Pincode 494441
Area (hectares) 1363.31 hectares
Population 755
Male Population 409
Female Population 346
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 846
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhatpal compares

By the 2011 count Bhatpal is the 33rd largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 992 residents. Its 1363.31 hectares work out to about 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1034.

Getting to Bhatpal

Bhatpal is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bhatpal as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Bhatpal from other places

Bhatpal lies about 50 km from Dakshin Bastar Dantewada. 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 Bhatpal
Tehsil headquarters Gidam 24 km
District headquarters Dakshin Bastar Dantewada 50 km
Nearest town Kondagaon 50 km

Villages closest to Bhatpal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhatpal village had a population of 755. That makes it the 33rd largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 992 residents.

Bhatpal village has 409 males and 346 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhatpal has about 846 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1034.

The pincode recorded for Bhatpal is 494441. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhatpal covers 1363.31 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bhatpal falls under Gidam tehsil of Dakshin Bastar Dantewada district in Chhattisgarh.

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

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Bhatpal.

Bhatpal is about 50 km from Dakshin Bastar Dantewada in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhatpal is in Gidam tehsil of Dakshin Bastar Dantewada district. Gidam is about 24 km away. Dakshin Bastar Dantewada is about 50 km away. Kondagaon is about 50 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Neurnar (2.3 km), Udenar (2.8 km) and Reka (7.1 km).

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

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