About Bhalumar Village

Bhalumar is a mid sized village in Gharghoda tehsil, in the district of Raigarh, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 839, made up of 418 males and 421 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,007 females per 1000 males. The village covers 390.39 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 496111, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhalumar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhalumar village
Description	Value
State	Chhattisgarh
District	Raigarh
Tehsil	Gharghoda
Pincode	496111
Area (hectares)	390.39 hectares
Population	839
Male Population	418
Female Population	421
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,007
Bus Service (public)	Available
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhalumar compares

By the 2011 count Bhalumar is the 33rd largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 875 residents. Its 390.39 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1038.

Getting to Bhalumar

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

Bhalumar lies about 30 km from Raigarh, and the nearest railway station is Kirodimal Nagar, about 30 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 Bhalumar
Tehsil headquarters	Gharghoda	12 km
Nearest railway station	Kirodimal Nagar	30 km
District headquarters	Raigarh	30 km

Villages closest to Bhalumar

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 Bhalumar

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhalumar village had a population of 839. That makes it the 33rd largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 875 residents.

Bhalumar village has 418 males and 421 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhalumar has about 1007 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1038.

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

Bhalumar covers 390.39 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bhalumar falls under Gharghoda tehsil of Raigarh district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Bhalumar is Kirodimal Nagar, about 30 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 Bhalumar.

Bhalumar is about 30 km from Raigarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhalumar is in Gharghoda tehsil of Raigarh district. Gharghoda is about 12 km away. Kirodimal Nagar is about 30 km away. Raigarh is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.