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About Bharda Village

Bharda is a mid sized village in Magarlod tehsil, in the district of Dhamtari, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,300, made up of 655 males and 645 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 985 females per 1000 males. The village covers 222.97 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493663, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bharda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bharda village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Dhamtari
Tehsil Magarlod
Pincode 493663
Area (hectares) 222.97 hectares
Population 1,300
Male Population 655
Female Population 645
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 985
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bharda compares

By the 2011 count Bharda is the 29th largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,012 residents. Its 222.97 hectares work out to about 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1018.

Getting to Bharda

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

Bharda lies about 26 km from Dhamtari, and the nearest railway station is Kurud, about 4.9 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 Bharda
Nearest railway station Kurud 4.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Magarlod 15 km
Nearest town Nawāpāra 18 km
District headquarters Dhamtari 26 km

Villages closest to Bharda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bharda village had a population of 1,300. That makes it the 29th largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,012 residents.

Bharda village has 655 males and 645 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bharda has about 985 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1018.

The pincode recorded for Bharda is 493663. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bharda covers 222.97 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bharda falls under Magarlod tehsil of Dhamtari district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Bharda is Kurud, about 4.9 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 Bharda.

Bharda is about 26 km from Dhamtari in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bharda is in Magarlod tehsil of Dhamtari district. Kurud is about 4.9 km away. Magarlod is about 15 km away. Nawāpāra is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nawagaon (2.2 km), Kamroud (5.1 km) and Kareli Chhoti (8.1 km).

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

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