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About Bayang Village

Bayang is a mid sized village in Raigarh tehsil, in the district of Raigarh, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,916, made up of 994 males and 922 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 928 females per 1000 males. The village covers 669 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 496661, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bayang Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bayang village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raigarh
Tehsil Raigarh
Pincode 496661
Area (hectares) 669 hectares
Population 1,916
Male Population 994
Female Population 922
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 928
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bayang compares

By the 2011 count Bayang is the 16th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,059 residents. Its 669 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 989.

Getting to Bayang

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

Bayang lies about 18 km from Raigarh, and the nearest railway station is Bhupdeopur, about 8.0 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 Bayang
Nearest railway station Bhupdeopur 8.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Raigarh 18 km

Villages closest to Bayang

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bayang village had a population of 1,916. That makes it the 16th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,059 residents.

Bayang village has 994 males and 922 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bayang has about 928 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 989.

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

Bayang covers 669 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bayang falls under Raigarh tehsil of Raigarh district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Bayang is Bhupdeopur, about 8.0 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 Bayang.

Bayang is about 18 km from Raigarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bayang is in Raigarh tehsil of Raigarh district. Bhupdeopur is about 8.0 km away. Raigarh is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Panjhar (1.6 km), Kachhar (1.7 km) and Baispali (2.4 km).

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

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