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About Bhengri Village

Bhengri is a mid sized village in Balod tehsil, in the district of Durg, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,267, made up of 610 males and 657 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,077 females per 1000 males. The village covers 269.34 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491227, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhengri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhengri village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Durg
Tehsil Balod
Pincode 491227
Area (hectares) 269.34 hectares
Population 1,267
Male Population 610
Female Population 657
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,077
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhengri compares

By the 2011 count Bhengri is the 29th largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,118 residents. Its 269.34 hectares work out to about 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1033.

Getting to Bhengri

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

Bhengri lies about 49 km from Durg, and the nearest railway station is Bhainsbod, about 13 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 Bhengri
Nearest railway station Bhainsbod 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Balod 15 km
District headquarters Durg 49 km

Villages closest to Bhengri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhengri village had a population of 1,267. That makes it the 29th largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,118 residents.

Bhengri village has 610 males and 657 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhengri has about 1077 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1033.

The pincode recorded for Bhengri is 491227. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhengri covers 269.34 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bhengri falls under Balod tehsil of Durg district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Bhengri is Bhainsbod, about 13 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 Bhengri.

Bhengri is about 49 km from Durg in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhengri is in Balod tehsil of Durg district. Bhainsbod is about 13 km away. Balod is about 15 km away. Durg is about 49 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gondlifeeder (8.2 km), Dengrapar (9.1 km) and Khapri (9.2 km).

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

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