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About Bhotha Village

Bhotha is a mid sized village in Bagbahra tehsil, in the district of Mahasamund, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 763, made up of 382 males and 381 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 997 females per 1000 males. The village covers 613.33 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493445, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhotha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhotha village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Mahasamund
Tehsil Bagbahra
Pincode 493445
Area (hectares) 613.33 hectares
Population 763
Male Population 382
Female Population 381
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 997
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Bhotha compares

By the 2011 count Bhotha is the 85th largest of the 225 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 735 residents. Its 613.33 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1032.

Getting to Bhotha

Bhotha is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bhotha 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bhotha from other places

Bhotha lies about 36 km from Mahasamund, and the nearest railway station is Komakhan railway station, about 9.6 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 Bhotha
Nearest railway station Komakhan railway station 9.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Bagbahra 13 km
District headquarters Mahasamund 36 km
Nearest town Mahāsamund 36 km

Villages closest to Bhotha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhotha village had a population of 763. That makes it the 85th largest of the 225 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 735 residents.

Bhotha village has 382 males and 381 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhotha has about 997 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 1032.

The pincode recorded for Bhotha is 493445. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhotha covers 613.33 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bhotha falls under Bagbahra tehsil of Mahasamund district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Bhotha is Komakhan railway station, about 9.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Bhotha.

Bhotha is about 36 km from Mahasamund in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhotha is in Bagbahra tehsil of Mahasamund district. Komakhan railway station is about 9.6 km away. Bagbahra is about 13 km away. Mahasamund is about 36 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tengrahi (2.1 km), Kachhardih (2.3 km) and Palsipani (2.6 km).

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

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