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About Bhaiswar Village

Bhaiswar is a mid sized village in Sonhat tehsil, in the district of Koriya, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 777, made up of 413 males and 364 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 881 females per 1000 males. The village covers 200.98 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491888, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhaiswar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhaiswar village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Koriya
Tehsil Sonhat
Pincode 491888
Area (hectares) 200.98 hectares
Population 777
Male Population 413
Female Population 364
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 881
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhaiswar compares

By the 2011 count Bhaiswar is the 20th largest of the 103 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 466 residents. Its 200.98 hectares work out to about 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 972.

Getting to Bhaiswar

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

Bhaiswar lies about 26 km from Koriya, and the nearest railway station is Nagar, about 16 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 Bhaiswar
Tehsil headquarters Sonhat 10 km
Nearest railway station Nagar 16 km
Nearest town Shivpur Charcha 18 km
District headquarters Koriya 26 km

Villages closest to Bhaiswar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhaiswar village had a population of 777. That makes it the 20th largest of the 103 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 466 residents.

Bhaiswar village has 413 males and 364 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhaiswar has about 881 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 972.

The pincode recorded for Bhaiswar is 491888. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhaiswar covers 200.98 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bhaiswar falls under Sonhat tehsil of Koriya district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Bhaiswar is Nagar, about 16 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 Bhaiswar.

Bhaiswar 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.

Bhaiswar is in Sonhat tehsil of Koriya district. Sonhat is about 10 km away. Nagar is about 16 km away. Shivpur Charcha is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Amra (2.6 km), Amratpur (2.6 km) and Chakdand (3.7 km).

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

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