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About Bhalpahari Village

Bhalpahari is a mid sized village in Bodla tehsil, in the district of Kabeerdham, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,785, made up of 870 males and 915 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,052 females per 1000 males. The village covers 502.79 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491995, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhalpahari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhalpahari village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Kabeerdham
Tehsil Bodla
Pincode 491995
Area (hectares) 502.79 hectares
Population 1,785
Male Population 870
Female Population 915
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,052
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhalpahari compares

By the 2011 count Bhalpahari is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 585 residents. Its 502.79 hectares work out to about 3.6 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 Bhalpahari

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

Bhalpahari lies about 15 km from Kabeerdham, and the nearest railway station is Salkaroad, about 77 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 Bhalpahari
Tehsil headquarters Bodla 7.6 km
District headquarters Kabeerdham 15 km
Nearest town Kawardha 22 km
Nearest railway station Salkaroad 77 km

Villages closest to Bhalpahari

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 Bhalpahari

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhalpahari village had a population of 1,785. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 585 residents.

Bhalpahari village has 870 males and 915 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhalpahari has about 1052 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1006.

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

Bhalpahari covers 502.79 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bhalpahari falls under Bodla tehsil of Kabeerdham district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Bhalpahari is Salkaroad, about 77 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 Bhalpahari.

Bhalpahari is about 15 km from Kabeerdham in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhalpahari is in Bodla tehsil of Kabeerdham district. Bodla is about 7.6 km away. Kabeerdham is about 15 km away. Kawardha is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Achanak Pur (1.6 km), Achanakpur (1.6 km) and Jogi Nawagaon Plot (2.0 km).

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

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