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About Bhimkhoj Village

Bhimkhoj is a mid sized village in Bagbahra tehsil, in the district of Mahasamund, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 656, made up of 324 males and 332 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,025 females per 1000 males. The village covers 184.47 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493445, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhimkhoj Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhimkhoj village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Mahasamund
Tehsil Bagbahra
Pincode 493445
Area (hectares) 184.47 hectares
Population 656
Male Population 324
Female Population 332
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,025
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Bhimkhoj compares

By the 2011 count Bhimkhoj is the 106th largest of the 225 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 735 residents. Its 184.47 hectares work out to about 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1032.

Getting to Bhimkhoj

Bhimkhoj is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Bhimkhoj as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bhimkhoj from other places

Bhimkhoj lies about 21 km from Mahasamund, and the nearest railway station is Bhimkhoj, about under 2 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 Bhimkhoj
Nearest railway station Bhimkhoj under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Bagbahra 10 km
District headquarters Mahasamund 21 km
Nearest town Mahāsamund 21 km

Villages closest to Bhimkhoj

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 Bhimkhoj

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhimkhoj village had a population of 656. That makes it the 106th largest of the 225 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 735 residents.

Bhimkhoj village has 324 males and 332 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhimkhoj has about 1025 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1032.

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

Bhimkhoj covers 184.47 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bhimkhoj falls under Bagbahra tehsil of Mahasamund district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Bhimkhoj is Bhimkhoj, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available within village for Bhimkhoj.

Bhimkhoj is about 21 km from Mahasamund in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhimkhoj is in Bagbahra tehsil of Mahasamund district. Bhimkhoj is about under 2 km away. Bagbahra is about 10 km away. Mahasamund is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Joratarai (2.9 km), Kasahibahara (3.0 km) and Kashibahara (3.0 km).

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

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