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About Bhawarchuwa Village

Bhawarchuwa is a mid sized village in Basna tehsil, in the district of Mahasamund, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,077, made up of 548 males and 529 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 965 females per 1000 males. The village covers 337.92 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493558, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhawarchuwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhawarchuwa village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Mahasamund
Tehsil Basna
Pincode 493558
Area (hectares) 337.92 hectares
Population 1,077
Male Population 548
Female Population 529
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 965
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhawarchuwa compares

By the 2011 count Bhawarchuwa is the 34th largest of the 208 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 767 residents. Its 337.92 hectares work out to about 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1016.

Getting to Bhawarchuwa

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

Bhawarchuwa lies about 93 km from Mahasamund, and the nearest railway station is Sakti, about 58 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 Bhawarchuwa
Nearest town Saraipali 23 km
Tehsil headquarters Basna 25 km
Nearest railway station Sakti 58 km
District headquarters Mahasamund 93 km

Villages closest to Bhawarchuwa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhawarchuwa village had a population of 1,077. That makes it the 34th largest of the 208 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 767 residents.

Bhawarchuwa village has 548 males and 529 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhawarchuwa has about 965 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1016.

The pincode recorded for Bhawarchuwa is 493558. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhawarchuwa covers 337.92 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bhawarchuwa falls under Basna tehsil of Mahasamund district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Bhawarchuwa is Sakti, about 58 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 Bhawarchuwa.

Bhawarchuwa is about 93 km from Mahasamund in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhawarchuwa is in Basna tehsil of Mahasamund district. Saraipali is about 23 km away. Basna is about 25 km away. Sakti is about 58 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Harda (under 2 km), Karnapali (2.2 km) and Salkhand (2.6 km).

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

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