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About Bhira Village

Bhira is a mid sized village in Bodla tehsil, in the district of Kabeerdham, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 695, made up of 362 males and 333 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 920 females per 1000 males. The village covers 146.8 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491995, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhira Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhira village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Kabeerdham
Tehsil Bodla
Pincode 491995
Area (hectares) 146.8 hectares
Population 695
Male Population 362
Female Population 333
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 920
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhira compares

By the 2011 count Bhira is the 93rd largest of the 303 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 585 residents. Its 146.8 hectares work out to about 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1006.

Getting to Bhira

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

Bhira lies about 16 km from Kabeerdham, and the nearest railway station is Bhanwar Tonk, about 84 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 Bhira
Tehsil headquarters Bodla 3.7 km
District headquarters Kabeerdham 16 km
Nearest town Kawardha 21 km
Nearest railway station Bhanwar Tonk 84 km

Villages closest to Bhira

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 Bhira

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhira village had a population of 695. That makes it the 93rd largest of the 303 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 585 residents.

Bhira village has 362 males and 333 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhira has about 920 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1006.

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

Bhira covers 146.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bhira falls under Bodla tehsil of Kabeerdham district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Bhira is Bhanwar Tonk, about 84 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 village for Bhira.

Bhira is about 16 km from Kabeerdham in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhira is in Bodla tehsil of Kabeerdham district. Bodla is about 3.7 km away. Kabeerdham is about 16 km away. Kawardha is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhonda (under 2 km), Chhirpani (2.5 km) and Bhandar (2.5 km).

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

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