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About Bhanpur Village

Bhanpur is a small village in Kawardha tehsil, in the district of Kabeerdham, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 485, made up of 229 males and 256 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,118 females per 1000 males. The village covers 186.57 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491336, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhanpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhanpur village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Kabeerdham
Tehsil Kawardha
Pincode 491336
Area (hectares) 186.57 hectares
Population 485
Male Population 229
Female Population 256
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,118
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhanpur compares

By the 2011 count Bhanpur is the 140th largest of the 174 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 983 residents. Its 186.57 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1001.

Getting to Bhanpur

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

Bhanpur lies about 20 km from Kabeerdham, and the nearest railway station is Hathbandh, about 57 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 Bhanpur
District headquarters Kabeerdham 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Kawardha 22 km
Nearest railway station Hathbandh 57 km

Villages closest to Bhanpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhanpur village had a population of 485. That makes it the 140th largest of the 174 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 983 residents.

Bhanpur village has 229 males and 256 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhanpur has about 1118 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1001.

The pincode recorded for Bhanpur is 491336. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhanpur covers 186.57 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bhanpur falls under Kawardha tehsil of Kabeerdham district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Bhanpur is Hathbandh, about 57 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 Bhanpur.

Bhanpur is about 20 km from Kabeerdham in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhanpur is in Kawardha tehsil of Kabeerdham district. Kabeerdham is about 20 km away. Kawardha is about 22 km away. Hathbandh is about 57 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Biptara (1.6 km), Lochan (1.6 km) and Kuwa (2.6 km).

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

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