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About Bhainjnar Village

Bhainjnar is a small village in Sarangarh tehsil, in the district of Raigarh, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 321, made up of 154 males and 167 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,084 females per 1000 males. The village covers 107.95 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493996, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhainjnar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhainjnar village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raigarh
Tehsil Sarangarh
Pincode 493996
Area (hectares) 107.95 hectares
Population 321
Male Population 154
Female Population 167
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,084
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhainjnar compares

By the 2011 count Bhainjnar is the 199th largest of the 261 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 792 residents. Its 107.95 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1008.

Getting to Bhainjnar

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

How far is Bhainjnar from other places

Bhainjnar lies about 50 km from Raigarh, and the nearest railway station is Kharsia, about 47 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 Bhainjnar
Tehsil headquarters Sarangarh 2.3 km
Nearest town Saraipali 29 km
Nearest railway station Kharsia 47 km
District headquarters Raigarh 50 km

Villages closest to Bhainjnar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhainjnar village had a population of 321. That makes it the 199th largest of the 261 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 792 residents.

Bhainjnar village has 154 males and 167 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhainjnar has about 1084 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1008.

The pincode recorded for Bhainjnar is 493996. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhainjnar covers 107.95 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bhainjnar falls under Sarangarh tehsil of Raigarh district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Bhainjnar is Kharsia, about 47 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 <5 km distance for Bhainjnar.

Bhainjnar is about 50 km from Raigarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhainjnar is in Sarangarh tehsil of Raigarh district. Sarangarh is about 2.3 km away. Saraipali is about 29 km away. Kharsia is about 47 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rampagula (under 2 km), Junadih (under 2 km) and Khairaha (1.7 km).

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

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