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About Bedma Village

Bedma is a small village in Narayanpur tehsil, in the district of Narayanpur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 142, made up of 74 males and 68 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 919 females per 1000 males. The village covers 179.76 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 494444, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bedma Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bedma village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Narayanpur
Tehsil Narayanpur
Pincode 494444
Area (hectares) 179.76 hectares
Population 142
Male Population 74
Female Population 68
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 919
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bedma compares

By the 2011 count Bedma is the 144th largest of the 169 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 478 residents. Its 179.76 hectares work out to about 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1025.

Getting to Bedma

Bedma is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bedma 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bedma from other places

Bedma lies about 25 km from Narayanpur, and the nearest railway station is Gidam, about 64 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 Bedma
Tehsil headquarters Narayanpur 25 km
Nearest town Nārāinpur 25 km
Nearest railway station Gidam 64 km

Villages closest to Bedma

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bedma village had a population of 142. That makes it the 144th largest of the 169 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 478 residents.

Bedma village has 74 males and 68 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bedma has about 919 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1025.

The pincode recorded for Bedma is 494444. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bedma covers 179.76 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bedma falls under Narayanpur tehsil of Narayanpur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Bedma is Gidam, about 64 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 <5 km distance for Bedma.

Bedma is about 25 km from Narayanpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bedma is in Narayanpur tehsil of Narayanpur district. Narayanpur is about 25 km away. Nārāinpur is about 25 km away. Gidam is about 64 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bedmakot (under 2 km), Jhara (1.7 km) and Badkanar (6.6 km).

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

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