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About Bhagodih Village

Bhagodih is a mid sized village in Kharsia tehsil, in the district of Raigarh, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 520, made up of 255 males and 265 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,039 females per 1000 males. The village covers 147.47 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 496661, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhagodih Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhagodih village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raigarh
Tehsil Kharsia
Pincode 496661
Area (hectares) 147.47 hectares
Population 520
Male Population 255
Female Population 265
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,039
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Bhagodih compares

By the 2011 count Bhagodih is the 105th largest of the 135 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 970 residents. Its 147.47 hectares work out to about 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1015.

Getting to Bhagodih

Bhagodih is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Bhagodih 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bhagodih from other places

Bhagodih lies about 36 km from Raigarh, and the nearest railway station is Jharadih, about 1.6 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 Bhagodih
Nearest railway station Jharadih 1.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Kharsia 4.3 km
Nearest town Saktī 11 km
District headquarters Raigarh 36 km

Villages closest to Bhagodih

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhagodih village had a population of 520. That makes it the 105th largest of the 135 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 970 residents.

Bhagodih village has 255 males and 265 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhagodih has about 1039 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1015.

The pincode recorded for Bhagodih is 496661. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhagodih covers 147.47 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bhagodih falls under Kharsia tehsil of Raigarh district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Bhagodih is Jharadih, about 1.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Bhagodih.

Bhagodih is about 36 km from Raigarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhagodih is in Kharsia tehsil of Raigarh district. Jharadih is about 1.6 km away. Kharsia is about 4.3 km away. Saktī is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhagoradih (under 2 km), Ghaghara (under 2 km) and Jharadih (1.7 km).

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

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