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About Bihajhar Village

Bihajhar is a mid sized village in Bagbahra tehsil, in the district of Mahasamund, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,285, made up of 677 males and 608 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 898 females per 1000 males. The village covers 465.01 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493445, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bihajhar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bihajhar village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Mahasamund
Tehsil Bagbahra
Pincode 493445
Area (hectares) 465.01 hectares
Population 1,285
Male Population 677
Female Population 608
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 898
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Bihajhar compares

By the 2011 count Bihajhar is the 25th largest of the 225 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 735 residents. Its 465.01 hectares work out to about 2.8 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 1032.

Getting to Bihajhar

Bihajhar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bihajhar as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Bihajhar from other places

Bihajhar lies about 36 km from Mahasamund. 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 Bihajhar
Tehsil headquarters Bagbahra 4.7 km
District headquarters Mahasamund 36 km
Nearest town Mahāsamund 36 km

Villages closest to Bihajhar

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 Bihajhar

As per the Census of India 2011, Bihajhar village had a population of 1,285. That makes it the 25th largest of the 225 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 735 residents.

Bihajhar village has 677 males and 608 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bihajhar has about 898 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1032.

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

Bihajhar covers 465.01 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bihajhar falls under Bagbahra tehsil of Mahasamund district in Chhattisgarh.

The census record for Bihajhar notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Bihajhar.

Bihajhar 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.

Bihajhar is in Bagbahra tehsil of Mahasamund district. Bagbahra is about 4.7 km away. Mahasamund is about 36 km away. Mahāsamund 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 Khopali (1.9 km), Karma Pat Par (2.9 km) and Sonaputi (3.3 km).

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

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