About Bahirkela Village

Bahirkela is a mid sized village in Gharghoda tehsil, in the district of Raigarh, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,998, made up of 955 males and 1,043 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,092 females per 1000 males. The village covers 818.01 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 496111, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bahirkela Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bahirkela village
Description	Value
State	Chhattisgarh
District	Raigarh
Tehsil	Gharghoda
Pincode	496111
Area (hectares)	818.01 hectares
Population	1,998
Male Population	955
Female Population	1,043
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,092
Bus Service (public)	Available
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Bahirkela compares

By the 2011 count Bahirkela is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 875 residents. Its 818.01 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1038.

Getting to Bahirkela

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

Bahirkela lies about 32 km from Raigarh, and the nearest railway station is Bhupdeopur, about 24 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 Bahirkela
Tehsil headquarters	Gharghoda	2.2 km
Nearest railway station	Bhupdeopur	24 km
District headquarters	Raigarh	32 km

Villages closest to Bahirkela

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bahirkela village had a population of 1,998. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 875 residents.

Bahirkela village has 955 males and 1,043 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bahirkela has about 1092 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1038.

The pincode recorded for Bahirkela is 496111. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bahirkela covers 818.01 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bahirkela falls under Gharghoda tehsil of Raigarh district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Bahirkela is Bhupdeopur, about 24 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 Bahirkela.

Bahirkela is about 32 km from Raigarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bahirkela is in Gharghoda tehsil of Raigarh district. Gharghoda is about 2.2 km away. Bhupdeopur is about 24 km away. Raigarh is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.