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About Bahera Village

Bahera is a mid sized village in Sakti tehsil, in the district of Janjgir Champa, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 636, made up of 308 males and 328 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,065 females per 1000 males. The village covers 238.78 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495689, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bahera Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bahera village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Janjgir Champa
Tehsil Sakti
Pincode 495689
Area (hectares) 238.78 hectares
Population 636
Male Population 308
Female Population 328
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,065
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bahera compares

By the 2011 count Bahera is the 79th largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,150 residents. Its 238.78 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1006.

Getting to Bahera

Bahera is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bahera 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bahera from other places

Bahera lies about 34 km from Janjgir Champa, and the nearest railway station is Jetha, about 21 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 Bahera
Nearest railway station Jetha 21 km
Tehsil headquarters Sakti 24 km
Nearest town Saktī 24 km
District headquarters Janjgir Champa 34 km

Villages closest to Bahera

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 Bahera

As per the Census of India 2011, Bahera village had a population of 636. That makes it the 79th largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,150 residents.

Bahera village has 308 males and 328 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bahera has about 1065 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1006.

The pincode recorded for Bahera is 495689. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bahera covers 238.78 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Bahera is Jetha, about 21 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 <5 km distance for Bahera.

Bahera is about 34 km from Janjgir Champa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bahera is in Sakti tehsil of Janjgir Champa district. Jetha is about 21 km away. Sakti is about 24 km away. Saktī is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Salihabhatha (9.2 km), Nawagaon (11 km) and Nawapara Kalan (14 km).

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

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