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About Bhiragaon Village

Bhiragaon is a small village in Nagri tehsil, in the district of Dhamtari, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 231, made up of 113 males and 118 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,044 females per 1000 males. The village covers 106.41 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493778, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhiragaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhiragaon village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Dhamtari
Tehsil Nagri
Pincode 493778
Area (hectares) 106.41 hectares
Population 231
Male Population 113
Female Population 118
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,044
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhiragaon compares

By the 2011 count Bhiragaon is the 193rd largest of the 228 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 687 residents. Its 106.41 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1030.

Getting to Bhiragaon

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

Bhiragaon lies about 70 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 Bhiragaon
Tehsil headquarters Nagri 12 km
Nearest town Kānker 52 km
District headquarters Dhamtari 70 km

Villages closest to Bhiragaon

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.

Common questions about Bhiragaon

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhiragaon village had a population of 231. That makes it the 193rd largest of the 228 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 687 residents.

Bhiragaon village has 113 males and 118 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhiragaon has about 1044 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1030.

The pincode recorded for Bhiragaon is 493778. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhiragaon covers 106.41 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bhiragaon falls under Nagri tehsil of Dhamtari district in Chhattisgarh.

The census record for Bhiragaon 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 Bhiragaon.

Bhiragaon is about 70 km from Dhamtari in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhiragaon is in Nagri tehsil of Dhamtari district. Nagri is about 12 km away. Kānker is about 52 km away. Dhamtari is about 70 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mauhabahra (2.3 km), Nawagaon (2.8 km) and Bhishampuri (4.1 km).

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

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