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About Bhanthagaon Village

Bhanthagaon is a mid sized village in Patan tehsil, in the district of Durg, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 674, made up of 324 males and 350 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,080 females per 1000 males. The village covers 292.4 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491111, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhanthagaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhanthagaon village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Durg
Tehsil Patan
Pincode 491111
Area (hectares) 292.4 hectares
Population 674
Male Population 324
Female Population 350
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,080
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhanthagaon compares

By the 2011 count Bhanthagaon is the 118th largest of the 135 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,516 residents. Its 292.4 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1004.

Getting to Bhanthagaon

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

Bhanthagaon lies about 24 km from Durg, and the nearest railway station is Bhilai D Cabin, about 7.5 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 Bhanthagaon
Nearest railway station Bhilai D Cabin 7.5 km
Nearest town Bhilai Charoda 8.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Patan 15 km
District headquarters Durg 24 km

Villages closest to Bhanthagaon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhanthagaon village had a population of 674. That makes it the 118th largest of the 135 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,516 residents.

Bhanthagaon village has 324 males and 350 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhanthagaon has about 1080 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1004.

The pincode recorded for Bhanthagaon is 491111. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhanthagaon covers 292.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bhanthagaon falls under Patan tehsil of Durg district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Bhanthagaon is Bhilai D Cabin, about 7.5 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 Bhanthagaon.

Bhanthagaon is about 24 km from Durg in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhanthagaon is in Patan tehsil of Durg district. Bhilai D Cabin is about 7.5 km away. Bhilai Charoda is about 8.3 km away. Patan is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Amlidih (under 2 km), Batang (1.7 km) and Ameri (1.8 km).

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

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