About Linjhir Village

Linjhir is a mid sized village in Baramkela tehsil, in the district of Raigarh, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 938, made up of 456 males and 482 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,057 females per 1000 males. The village covers 150.7 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 496551, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Linjhir Overview

Census 2011 figures for Linjhir village
Description	Value
State	Chhattisgarh
District	Raigarh
Tehsil	Baramkela
Pincode	496551
Area (hectares)	150.7 hectares
Population	938
Male Population	456
Female Population	482
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,057
Bus Service (public)	Available
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Linjhir compares

By the 2011 count Linjhir is the 37th largest of the 211 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 628 residents. Its 150.7 hectares work out to about 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 993.

Getting to Linjhir

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

Linjhir lies about 2.6 km from Baramkela, and the nearest railway station is Raigarh, about 41 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 Linjhir
Tehsil headquarters	Baramkela	2.6 km
Nearest town	Saraipali	36 km
Nearest railway station	Raigarh	41 km

Villages closest to Linjhir

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.

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Common questions about Linjhir

As per the Census of India 2011, Linjhir village had a population of 938. That makes it the 37th largest of the 211 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 628 residents.

Linjhir village has 456 males and 482 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Linjhir has about 1057 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 993.

The pincode recorded for Linjhir is 496551. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Linjhir covers 150.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Linjhir falls under Baramkela tehsil of Raigarh district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Linjhir is Raigarh, about 41 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 Linjhir.

Linjhir is about 2.6 km from Baramkela in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Linjhir is in Baramkela tehsil of Raigarh district. Baramkela is about 2.6 km away. Saraipali is about 36 km away. Raigarh is about 41 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.