About Bhanpuri Village

Bhanpuri is a mid sized village in Gurur tehsil, in the district of Durg, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,837, made up of 895 males and 942 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,053 females per 1000 males. The village covers 450.31 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491227, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhanpuri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhanpuri village
Description	Value
State	Chhattisgarh
District	Durg
Tehsil	Gurur
Pincode	491227
Area (hectares)	450.31 hectares
Population	1,837
Male Population	895
Female Population	942
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,053
Bus Service (public)	Available
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhanpuri compares

By the 2011 count Bhanpuri is the 21st largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,152 residents. Its 450.31 hectares work out to about 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1022.

Getting to Bhanpuri

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

Bhanpuri lies about 50 km from Durg, and the nearest railway station is Latabor, 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 Bhanpuri
Tehsil headquarters	Gurur	8.1 km
Nearest railway station	Latabor	13 km
Nearest town	Dhamtari	18 km
District headquarters	Durg	50 km

Villages closest to Bhanpuri

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 Bhanpuri

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhanpuri village had a population of 1,837. That makes it the 21st largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,152 residents.

Bhanpuri village has 895 males and 942 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhanpuri has about 1053 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1022.

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

Bhanpuri covers 450.31 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bhanpuri falls under Gurur tehsil of Durg district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Bhanpuri is Latabor, 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 Bhanpuri.

Bhanpuri is about 50 km from Durg in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhanpuri is in Gurur tehsil of Durg district. Gurur is about 8.1 km away. Latabor is about 13 km away. Dhamtari is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.