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About Bharda Village

Bharda is a mid sized village in Khadganva tehsil, in the district of Koriya, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,037, made up of 500 males and 537 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,074 females per 1000 males. The village covers 637.07 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495330, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bharda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bharda village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Koriya
Tehsil Khadganva
Pincode 495330
Area (hectares) 637.07 hectares
Population 1,037
Male Population 500
Female Population 537
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,074
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bharda compares

By the 2011 count Bharda is the 48th largest of the 92 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,135 residents. Its 637.07 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 994.

Getting to Bharda

Bharda is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bharda as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Bharda from other places

Bharda lies about 26 km from Koriya, and the nearest railway station is Chirmiri, about 15 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 Bharda
Nearest railway station Chirmiri 15 km
Nearest town Manendragarh 23 km
Tehsil headquarters Khadganva 26 km
District headquarters Koriya 26 km

Villages closest to Bharda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bharda village had a population of 1,037. That makes it the 48th largest of the 92 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,135 residents.

Bharda village has 500 males and 537 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bharda has about 1074 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 994.

The pincode recorded for Bharda is 495330. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bharda covers 637.07 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bharda falls under Khadganva tehsil of Koriya district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Bharda is Chirmiri, about 15 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 10+ km distance for Bharda.

Bharda is about 26 km from Koriya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bharda is in Khadganva tehsil of Koriya district. Chirmiri is about 15 km away. Manendragarh is about 23 km away. Khadganva is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bardar (under 2 km), Khadgawan (5.2 km) and Dewadand (6.1 km).

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

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