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About Baiji Village

Baiji is a mid sized village in Bemetara tehsil, in the district of Durg, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,372, made up of 692 males and 680 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 983 females per 1000 males. The village covers 443.91 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491335, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Baiji Overview

Census 2011 figures for Baiji village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Durg
Tehsil Bemetara
Pincode 491335
Area (hectares) 443.91 hectares
Population 1,372
Male Population 692
Female Population 680
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 983
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Baiji compares

By the 2011 count Baiji is the 45th largest of the 173 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,007 residents. Its 443.91 hectares work out to about 3.1 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 1000.

Getting to Baiji

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

Baiji lies about 68 km from Durg, and the nearest railway station is Hathbandh, about 37 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 Baiji
Tehsil headquarters Bemetara 5.7 km
Nearest town Bemetāra 5.7 km
Nearest railway station Hathbandh 37 km
District headquarters Durg 68 km

Villages closest to Baiji

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 Baiji

As per the Census of India 2011, Baiji village had a population of 1,372. That makes it the 45th largest of the 173 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,007 residents.

Baiji village has 692 males and 680 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baiji has about 983 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 1000.

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

Baiji covers 443.91 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Baiji falls under Bemetara tehsil of Durg district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Baiji is Hathbandh, about 37 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 Baiji.

Baiji is about 68 km from Durg in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Baiji is in Bemetara tehsil of Durg district. Bemetara is about 5.7 km away. Bemetāra is about 5.7 km away. Hathbandh is about 37 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Lolesara (under 2 km), Kodwa (2.8 km) and Char Bhatha (3.0 km).

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

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