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About Bhikharimal Village

Bhikharimal is a mid sized village in Raigarh tehsil, in the district of Raigarh, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 725, made up of 365 males and 360 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 986 females per 1000 males. The village covers 175.75 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 496001, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhikharimal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhikharimal village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raigarh
Tehsil Raigarh
Pincode 496001
Area (hectares) 175.75 hectares
Population 725
Male Population 365
Female Population 360
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 986
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Bhikharimal compares

By the 2011 count Bhikharimal is the 80th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,059 residents. Its 175.75 hectares work out to about 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 989.

Getting to Bhikharimal

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

How far is Bhikharimal from other places

Bhikharimal lies about 5.3 km from Raigarh, and the nearest railway station is Kotarlia, about 3.9 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 Bhikharimal
Nearest railway station Kotarlia 3.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Raigarh 5.3 km

Villages closest to Bhikharimal

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 Bhikharimal

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhikharimal village had a population of 725. That makes it the 80th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,059 residents.

Bhikharimal village has 365 males and 360 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhikharimal has about 986 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 989.

The pincode recorded for Bhikharimal is 496001. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhikharimal covers 175.75 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bhikharimal falls under Raigarh tehsil of Raigarh district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Bhikharimal is Kotarlia, about 3.9 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 <5 km distance for Bhikharimal.

Bhikharimal is about 5.3 km from Raigarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhikharimal is in Raigarh tehsil of Raigarh district. Kotarlia is about 3.9 km away. Raigarh is about 5.3 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tarpali (under 2 km), Gopalpur (under 2 km) and Kotarliya (2.3 km).

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

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