About Bhishampuri Village

Bhishampuri is a small village in Nagri tehsil, in the district of Dhamtari, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 291, made up of 149 males and 142 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 953 females per 1000 males. The village covers 88.81 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491995, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhishampuri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhishampuri village
Description	Value
State	Chhattisgarh
District	Dhamtari
Tehsil	Nagri
Pincode	491995
Area (hectares)	88.81 hectares
Population	291
Male Population	149
Female Population	142
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	953
Bus Service (public)	Available
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhishampuri compares

By the 2011 count Bhishampuri is the 171st largest of the 228 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 687 residents. Its 88.81 hectares work out to about 3.3 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 well below the tehsil average of 1030.

Getting to Bhishampuri

Bhishampuri is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bhishampuri as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Bhishampuri from other places

Bhishampuri lies about 66 km from Dhamtari. 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 Bhishampuri
Tehsil headquarters	Nagri	11 km
Nearest town	Kānker	48 km
District headquarters	Dhamtari	66 km

Villages closest to Bhishampuri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhishampuri village had a population of 291. That makes it the 171st largest of the 228 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 687 residents.

Bhishampuri village has 149 males and 142 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhishampuri has about 953 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1030.

The pincode recorded for Bhishampuri is 491995. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhishampuri covers 88.81 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bhishampuri falls under Nagri tehsil of Dhamtari district in Chhattisgarh.

The census record for Bhishampuri 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 5 - 10 km distance for Bhishampuri.

Bhishampuri is about 66 km from Dhamtari in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhishampuri is in Nagri tehsil of Dhamtari district. Nagri is about 11 km away. Kānker is about 48 km away. Dhamtari is about 66 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.