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About Babai Village

Babai is a mid sized village in Sahaspur Lohara tehsil, in the district of Kabeerdham, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,186, made up of 590 males and 596 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,010 females per 1000 males. The village covers 445.95 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495442, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Babai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Babai village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Kabeerdham
Tehsil Sahaspur Lohara
Pincode 495442
Area (hectares) 445.95 hectares
Population 1,186
Male Population 590
Female Population 596
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,010
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Babai compares

By the 2011 count Babai is the 31st largest of the 177 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 782 residents. Its 445.95 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1012.

Getting to Babai

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

Babai lies about 39 km from Kabeerdham, and the nearest railway station is Rasmara, about 60 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 Babai
Tehsil headquarters Sahaspur Lohara 12 km
Nearest town Kawardha 32 km
District headquarters Kabeerdham 39 km
Nearest railway station Rasmara 60 km

Villages closest to Babai

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sahaspur Lohara 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 Babai

As per the Census of India 2011, Babai village had a population of 1,186. That makes it the 31st largest of the 177 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 782 residents.

Babai village has 590 males and 596 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Babai has about 1010 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1012.

The pincode recorded for Babai is 495442. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Babai covers 445.95 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Babai falls under Sahaspur Lohara tehsil of Kabeerdham district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Babai is Rasmara, about 60 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 Babai.

Babai is about 39 km from Kabeerdham in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Babai is in Sahaspur Lohara tehsil of Kabeerdham district. Sahaspur Lohara is about 12 km away. Kawardha is about 32 km away. Kabeerdham is about 39 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rakse (under 2 km), Bhagauta Tola (1.8 km) and Narodhi (2.3 km).

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

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