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About Bairakh Village

Bairakh is a mid sized village in Bodla tehsil, in the district of Kabeerdham, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,165, made up of 594 males and 571 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 961 females per 1000 males. The village covers 677.02 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491995, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bairakh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bairakh village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Kabeerdham
Tehsil Bodla
Pincode 491995
Area (hectares) 677.02 hectares
Population 1,165
Male Population 594
Female Population 571
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 961
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bairakh compares

By the 2011 count Bairakh is the 35th largest of the 303 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 585 residents. Its 677.02 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1006.

Getting to Bairakh

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

Bairakh lies about 19 km from Kabeerdham, and the nearest railway station is Bamhani Banjar, about 86 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 Bairakh
Tehsil headquarters Bodla 8.6 km
District headquarters Kabeerdham 19 km
Nearest town Kawardha 23 km
Nearest railway station Bamhani Banjar 86 km

Villages closest to Bairakh

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bairakh village had a population of 1,165. That makes it the 35th largest of the 303 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 585 residents.

Bairakh village has 594 males and 571 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bairakh has about 961 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1006.

The pincode recorded for Bairakh is 491995. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bairakh covers 677.02 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bairakh falls under Bodla tehsil of Kabeerdham district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Bairakh is Bamhani Banjar, about 86 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 Bairakh.

Bairakh is about 19 km from Kabeerdham in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bairakh is in Bodla tehsil of Kabeerdham district. Bodla is about 8.6 km away. Kabeerdham is about 19 km away. Kawardha is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Newratola (under 2 km), Chor Bhatti (2.0 km) and Amanara (2.7 km).

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

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