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About Bhakurra Village

Bhakurra is a small village in Baramkela tehsil, in the district of Raigarh, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 123, made up of 59 males and 64 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,085 females per 1000 males. The village covers 122.058 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 496554, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhakurra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhakurra village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raigarh
Tehsil Baramkela
Pincode 496554
Area (hectares) 122.058 hectares
Population 123
Male Population 59
Female Population 64
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,085
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhakurra compares

By the 2011 count Bhakurra is the 199th largest of the 211 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 628 residents. Its 122.058 hectares work out to about 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 993.

Getting to Bhakurra

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

Bhakurra lies about 6.4 km from Baramkela, and the nearest railway station is Raigarh, about 35 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 Bhakurra
Tehsil headquarters Baramkela 6.4 km
Nearest railway station Raigarh 35 km

Villages closest to Bhakurra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhakurra village had a population of 123. That makes it the 199th largest of the 211 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 628 residents.

Bhakurra village has 59 males and 64 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhakurra has about 1085 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 993.

The pincode recorded for Bhakurra is 496554. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhakurra covers 122.058 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bhakurra falls under Baramkela tehsil of Raigarh district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Bhakurra is Raigarh, about 35 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 - 10 km distance for Bhakurra.

Bhakurra is about 6.4 km from Baramkela in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhakurra is in Baramkela tehsil of Raigarh district. Baramkela is about 6.4 km away. Raigarh is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Amakoni Bade (2.0 km), Jamjori (2.3 km) and Pathiyapali (2.7 km).

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

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