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About Bharni Village

Bharni is a mid sized village in Dhamdha tehsil, in the district of Durg, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 915, made up of 450 males and 465 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,033 females per 1000 males. The village covers 382.65 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491331, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bharni Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bharni village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Durg
Tehsil Dhamdha
Pincode 491331
Area (hectares) 382.65 hectares
Population 915
Male Population 450
Female Population 465
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,033
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bharni compares

By the 2011 count Bharni is the 100th largest of the 150 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,271 residents. Its 382.65 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1004.

Getting to Bharni

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

Bharni lies about 37 km from Durg, and the nearest railway station is Bhilai Power House, about 35 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 Bharni
Tehsil headquarters Dhamdha 8.1 km
Nearest town Ahīwāra 21 km
Nearest railway station Bhilai Power House 35 km
District headquarters Durg 37 km

Villages closest to Bharni

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bharni village had a population of 915. That makes it the 100th largest of the 150 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,271 residents.

Bharni village has 450 males and 465 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bharni has about 1033 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1004.

The pincode recorded for Bharni is 491331. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bharni covers 382.65 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bharni falls under Dhamdha tehsil of Durg district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Bharni is Bhilai Power House, about 35 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 Bharni.

Bharni is about 37 km from Durg in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bharni is in Dhamdha tehsil of Durg district. Dhamdha is about 8.1 km away. Ahīwāra is about 21 km away. Bhilai Power House is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nandeli (1.8 km), Nandwai (2.0 km) and Deori Raksa (3.8 km).

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

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