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About Bahunawagaon Village

Bahunawagaon is a mid sized village in Bemetara tehsil, in the district of Durg, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,112, made up of 577 males and 535 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 927 females per 1000 males. The village covers 515.32 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491335, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bahunawagaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bahunawagaon village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Durg
Tehsil Bemetara
Pincode 491335
Area (hectares) 515.32 hectares
Population 1,112
Male Population 577
Female Population 535
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 927
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bahunawagaon compares

By the 2011 count Bahunawagaon is the 67th largest of the 173 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,007 residents. Its 515.32 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1000.

Getting to Bahunawagaon

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

Bahunawagaon lies about 40 km from Durg, and the nearest railway station is Kumhari, about 34 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 Bahunawagaon
Nearest town Ahīwāra 19 km
Tehsil headquarters Bemetara 25 km
Nearest railway station Kumhari 34 km
District headquarters Durg 40 km

Villages closest to Bahunawagaon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bahunawagaon village had a population of 1,112. That makes it the 67th largest of the 173 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,007 residents.

Bahunawagaon village has 577 males and 535 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bahunawagaon has about 927 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1000.

The pincode recorded for Bahunawagaon is 491335. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bahunawagaon covers 515.32 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bahunawagaon falls under Bemetara tehsil of Durg district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Bahunawagaon is Kumhari, about 34 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 5 - 10 km distance for Bahunawagaon.

Bahunawagaon is about 40 km from Durg in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bahunawagaon is in Bemetara tehsil of Durg district. Ahīwāra is about 19 km away. Bemetara is about 25 km away. Kumhari is about 34 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 (under 2 km), Mohlai (2.0 km) and Mudpar (12 km).

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

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