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About Bhalukona Village

Bhalukona is a small village in Saraipali tehsil, in the district of Mahasamund, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 481, made up of 237 males and 244 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,030 females per 1000 males. The village covers 305.51 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493558, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhalukona Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhalukona village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Mahasamund
Tehsil Saraipali
Pincode 493558
Area (hectares) 305.51 hectares
Population 481
Male Population 237
Female Population 244
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,030
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhalukona compares

By the 2011 count Bhalukona is the 148th largest of the 224 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 750 residents. Its 305.51 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1018.

Getting to Bhalukona

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

Bhalukona lies about 88 km from Mahasamund, and the nearest railway station is Khariar Road, about 55 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 Bhalukona
Tehsil headquarters Saraipali 16 km
Nearest railway station Khariar Road 55 km
District headquarters Mahasamund 88 km

Villages closest to Bhalukona

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhalukona village had a population of 481. That makes it the 148th largest of the 224 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 750 residents.

Bhalukona village has 237 males and 244 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhalukona has about 1030 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1018.

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

Bhalukona covers 305.51 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bhalukona falls under Saraipali tehsil of Mahasamund district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Bhalukona is Khariar Road, about 55 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 Bhalukona.

Bhalukona is about 88 km from Mahasamund in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhalukona is in Saraipali tehsil of Mahasamund district. Saraipali is about 16 km away. Khariar Road is about 55 km away. Mahasamund is about 88 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pajharapali (under 2 km), Rajadih (2.8 km) and Beldih (2.8 km).

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

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