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About Bhalapuri Village

Bhalapuri is a small village in Bodla tehsil, in the district of Kabeerdham, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 336, made up of 170 males and 166 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 976 females per 1000 males. The village covers 253.75 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493554, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhalapuri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhalapuri village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Kabeerdham
Tehsil Bodla
Pincode 493554
Area (hectares) 253.75 hectares
Population 336
Male Population 170
Female Population 166
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 976
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhalapuri compares

By the 2011 count Bhalapuri is the 174th largest of the 303 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 585 residents. Its 253.75 hectares work out to about 1.3 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 a little below the tehsil average of 1006.

Getting to Bhalapuri

Bhalapuri is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bhalapuri as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Bhalapuri from other places

Bhalapuri lies about 28 km from Kabeerdham, and the nearest railway station is Rasmara, about 80 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 Bhalapuri
Nearest town Kawardha 22 km
District headquarters Kabeerdham 28 km
Tehsil headquarters Bodla 34 km
Nearest railway station Rasmara 80 km

Villages closest to Bhalapuri

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 Bhalapuri

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhalapuri village had a population of 336. That makes it the 174th largest of the 303 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 585 residents.

Bhalapuri village has 170 males and 166 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhalapuri has about 976 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 Bhalapuri is 493554. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhalapuri covers 253.75 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bhalapuri falls under Bodla tehsil of Kabeerdham district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Bhalapuri is Rasmara, about 80 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 10+ km distance for Bhalapuri.

Bhalapuri is about 28 km from Kabeerdham in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhalapuri is in Bodla tehsil of Kabeerdham district. Kawardha is about 22 km away. Kabeerdham is about 28 km away. Bodla is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ganjai Dabari (2.2 km), Chelikama (4.0 km) and Chhindaha (5.8 km).

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

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