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About Bhagodih Village

Bhagodih is a mid sized village in Sakti tehsil, in the district of Janjgir Champa, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 996, made up of 503 males and 493 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 980 females per 1000 males. The village covers 152.34 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495687, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhagodih Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhagodih village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Janjgir Champa
Tehsil Sakti
Pincode 495687
Area (hectares) 152.34 hectares
Population 996
Male Population 503
Female Population 493
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 980
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Bhagodih compares

By the 2011 count Bhagodih is the 56th largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,150 residents. Its 152.34 hectares work out to about 6.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1006.

Getting to Bhagodih

Bhagodih 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 Bhagodih as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bhagodih from other places

Bhagodih lies about 38 km from Janjgir Champa, and the nearest railway station is Sakti, about 7.1 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 Bhagodih
Nearest railway station Sakti 7.1 km
Nearest town Saktī 8.8 km
District headquarters Janjgir Champa 38 km

Villages closest to Bhagodih

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhagodih village had a population of 996. That makes it the 56th largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,150 residents.

Bhagodih village has 503 males and 493 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhagodih has about 980 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1006.

The pincode recorded for Bhagodih is 495687. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhagodih covers 152.34 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bhagodih falls under Sakti tehsil of Janjgir Champa district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Bhagodih is Sakti, about 7.1 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Bhagodih.

Bhagodih is about 38 km from Janjgir Champa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhagodih is in Sakti tehsil of Janjgir Champa district. Sakti is about 7.1 km away. Saktī is about 8.8 km away. Janjgir Champa is about 38 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Limatra (4.3 km), Singhansara (5.9 km) and Poratha (5.9 km).

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

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