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About Bhelwadih Village

Bhelwadih is a mid sized village in Kharsia tehsil, in the district of Raigarh, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,139, made up of 564 males and 575 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,020 females per 1000 males. The village covers 257.7 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 496661, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhelwadih Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhelwadih village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raigarh
Tehsil Kharsia
Pincode 496661
Area (hectares) 257.7 hectares
Population 1,139
Male Population 564
Female Population 575
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,020
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Bhelwadih compares

By the 2011 count Bhelwadih is the 39th largest of the 135 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 970 residents. Its 257.7 hectares work out to about 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1015.

Getting to Bhelwadih

Bhelwadih is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bhelwadih as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bhelwadih from other places

Bhelwadih lies about 30 km from Raigarh, and the nearest railway station is Kharsia, about 2.2 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 Bhelwadih
Nearest railway station Kharsia 2.2 km
Nearest town Saktī 17 km
District headquarters Raigarh 30 km

Villages closest to Bhelwadih

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 Bhelwadih

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhelwadih village had a population of 1,139. That makes it the 39th largest of the 135 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 970 residents.

Bhelwadih village has 564 males and 575 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhelwadih has about 1020 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1015.

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

Bhelwadih covers 257.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bhelwadih falls under Kharsia tehsil of Raigarh district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Bhelwadih is Kharsia, about 2.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available within village for Bhelwadih.

Bhelwadih 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.

Bhelwadih is in Kharsia tehsil of Raigarh district. Kharsia is about 2.2 km away. Saktī is about 17 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.

The closest recorded villages are Mauhapali (under 2 km), Ranisagar (2.4 km) and Telikot (2.4 km).

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

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