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About Bhawar Village

Bhawar is a small village in Poundi Uproda tehsil, in the district of Korba, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 429, made up of 218 males and 211 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 968 females per 1000 males. The village covers 73.61 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495445, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhawar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhawar village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Korba
Tehsil Poundi Uproda
Pincode 495445
Area (hectares) 73.61 hectares
Population 429
Male Population 218
Female Population 211
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 968
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhawar compares

By the 2011 count Bhawar is the 155th largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 901 residents. Its 73.61 hectares work out to about 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 995.

Getting to Bhawar

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

Bhawar lies about 29 km from Korba, and the nearest railway station is Gevra Road, about 25 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 Bhawar
Nearest town Katghora 5.5 km
Nearest railway station Gevra Road 25 km
Tehsil headquarters Poundi Uproda 29 km
District headquarters Korba 29 km

Villages closest to Bhawar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Poundi Uproda 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 Bhawar

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhawar village had a population of 429. That makes it the 155th largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 901 residents.

Bhawar village has 218 males and 211 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhawar has about 968 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 995.

The pincode recorded for Bhawar is 495445. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhawar covers 73.61 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bhawar falls under Poundi Uproda tehsil of Korba district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Bhawar is Gevra Road, about 25 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 Bhawar.

Bhawar is about 29 km from Korba in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhawar is in Poundi Uproda tehsil of Korba district. Katghora is about 5.5 km away. Gevra Road is about 25 km away. Poundi Uproda is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Banwar (under 2 km), Bijhra (1.5 km) and Mahora (1.6 km).

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

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