About Budgahan Village

Budgahan is a large village in Baloda tehsil, in the district of Janjgir Champa, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,835, made up of 1,929 males and 1,906 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 988 females per 1000 males. The village covers 728.68 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495559, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Budgahan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Budgahan village
Description	Value
State	Chhattisgarh
District	Janjgir Champa
Tehsil	Baloda
Pincode	495559
Area (hectares)	728.68 hectares
Population	3,835
Male Population	1,929
Female Population	1,906
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	988
Bus Service (public)	Available
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Budgahan compares

By the 2011 count Budgahan is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,305 residents. Its 728.68 hectares work out to about 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 986.

Getting to Budgahan

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

Budgahan lies about 29 km from Janjgir Champa, and the nearest railway station is Gevra Road, about 20 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 Budgahan
Tehsil headquarters	Baloda	9.9 km
Nearest town	Bhelai	14 km
Nearest railway station	Gevra Road	20 km
District headquarters	Janjgir Champa	29 km

Villages closest to Budgahan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Budgahan village had a population of 3,835. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,305 residents.

Budgahan village has 1,929 males and 1,906 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Budgahan has about 988 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 986.

The pincode recorded for Budgahan is 495559. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Budgahan covers 728.68 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Budgahan falls under Baloda tehsil of Janjgir Champa district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Budgahan is Gevra Road, about 20 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 Budgahan.

Budgahan is about 29 km from Janjgir Champa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Budgahan is in Baloda tehsil of Janjgir Champa district. Baloda is about 9.9 km away. Bhelai is about 14 km away. Gevra Road is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.