About Bhukel Village

Bhukel is a mid sized village in Basna tehsil, in the district of Mahasamund, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 908, made up of 451 males and 457 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,013 females per 1000 males. The village covers 296.25 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493554, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhukel Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhukel village
Description	Value
State	Chhattisgarh
District	Mahasamund
Tehsil	Basna
Pincode	493554
Area (hectares)	296.25 hectares
Population	908
Male Population	451
Female Population	457
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,013
Bus Service (public)	Available
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhukel compares

By the 2011 count Bhukel is the 60th largest of the 208 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 767 residents. Its 296.25 hectares work out to about 3.1 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 1016.

Getting to Bhukel

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

Bhukel lies about 85 km from Mahasamund, and the nearest railway station is Komakhan railway station, about 57 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 Bhukel
Tehsil headquarters	Basna	7.2 km
Nearest town	Saraipali	12 km
Nearest railway station	Komakhan railway station	57 km
District headquarters	Mahasamund	85 km

Villages closest to Bhukel

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.

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Common questions about Bhukel

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhukel village had a population of 908. That makes it the 60th largest of the 208 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 767 residents.

Bhukel village has 451 males and 457 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhukel has about 1013 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1016.

The pincode recorded for Bhukel is 493554. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhukel covers 296.25 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bhukel falls under Basna tehsil of Mahasamund district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Bhukel is Komakhan railway station, about 57 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 Bhukel.

Bhukel is about 85 km from Mahasamund in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhukel is in Basna tehsil of Mahasamund district. Basna is about 7.2 km away. Saraipali is about 12 km away. Komakhan railway station is about 57 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.