About Badbhum Village

Badbhum is a mid sized village in Gurur tehsil, in the district of Durg, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 546, made up of 298 males and 248 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 832 females per 1000 males. The village covers 300.95 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491226, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Badbhum Overview

Census 2011 figures for Badbhum village
Description	Value
State	Chhattisgarh
District	Durg
Tehsil	Gurur
Pincode	491226
Area (hectares)	300.95 hectares
Population	546
Male Population	298
Female Population	248
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	832
Bus Service (public)	Available
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within village

How Badbhum compares

By the 2011 count Badbhum is the 88th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,152 residents. Its 300.95 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1022.

Getting to Badbhum

Badbhum is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Badbhum as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Badbhum from other places

Badbhum lies about 68 km from Durg. 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 Badbhum
Tehsil headquarters	Gurur	14 km
Nearest town	Balod	20 km
District headquarters	Durg	68 km

Villages closest to Badbhum

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

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Common questions about Badbhum

As per the Census of India 2011, Badbhum village had a population of 546. That makes it the 88th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,152 residents.

Badbhum village has 298 males and 248 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Badbhum has about 832 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1022.

The pincode recorded for Badbhum is 491226. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Badbhum covers 300.95 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Badbhum falls under Gurur tehsil of Durg district in Chhattisgarh.

The census record for Badbhum notes the nearest railway station as Available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available within village for Badbhum.

Badbhum 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.

Badbhum is in Gurur tehsil of Durg district. Gurur is about 14 km away. Balod is about 20 km away. Durg is about 68 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.