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About Bhagwanpur Village

Bhagwanpur is a large village in Bharatpur tehsil, in the district of Koriya, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,101, made up of 1,074 males and 1,027 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 956 females per 1000 males. The village covers 662 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 497778, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhagwanpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhagwanpur village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Koriya
Tehsil Bharatpur
Pincode 497778
Area (hectares) 662 hectares
Population 2,101
Male Population 1,074
Female Population 1,027
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 956
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhagwanpur compares

By the 2011 count Bhagwanpur is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 512 residents. Its 662 hectares work out to about 3.2 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 984.

Getting to Bhagwanpur

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

Bhagwanpur lies about 161 km from Koriya, and the nearest railway station is Kargi Road, about 58 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 Bhagwanpur
Nearest town Mungeli 22 km
Tehsil headquarters Bharatpur 28 km
Nearest railway station Kargi Road 58 km
District headquarters Koriya 161 km

Villages closest to Bhagwanpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhagwanpur village had a population of 2,101. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 512 residents.

Bhagwanpur village has 1,074 males and 1,027 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhagwanpur has about 956 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 984.

The pincode recorded for Bhagwanpur is 497778. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhagwanpur covers 662 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bhagwanpur falls under Bharatpur tehsil of Koriya district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Bhagwanpur is Kargi Road, about 58 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 Bhagwanpur.

Bhagwanpur is about 161 km from Koriya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhagwanpur is in Bharatpur tehsil of Koriya district. Mungeli is about 22 km away. Bharatpur is about 28 km away. Kargi Road is about 58 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ara (4.5 km), Domhara (4.5 km) and Baghwar (10 km).

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

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