About Bhedwan Village

Bhedwan is a large village in Sarangarh tehsil, in the district of Raigarh, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,534, made up of 1,252 males and 1,282 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,024 females per 1000 males. The village covers 572.99 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 496450, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhedwan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhedwan village
Description	Value
State	Chhattisgarh
District	Raigarh
Tehsil	Sarangarh
Pincode	496450
Area (hectares)	572.99 hectares
Population	2,534
Male Population	1,252
Female Population	1,282
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,024
Bus Service (public)	Available
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhedwan compares

By the 2011 count Bhedwan is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 792 residents. Its 572.99 hectares work out to about 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1008.

Getting to Bhedwan

Bhedwan is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bhedwan as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Bhedwan from other places

Bhedwan lies about 37 km from Raigarh, and the nearest railway station is Kharsia, about 34 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 Bhedwan
Tehsil headquarters	Sarangarh	12 km
Nearest railway station	Kharsia	34 km
District headquarters	Raigarh	37 km

Villages closest to Bhedwan

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.

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Common questions about Bhedwan

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhedwan village had a population of 2,534. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 792 residents.

Bhedwan village has 1,252 males and 1,282 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhedwan has about 1024 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1008.

The pincode recorded for Bhedwan is 496450. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhedwan covers 572.99 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bhedwan falls under Sarangarh tehsil of Raigarh district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Bhedwan is Kharsia, about 34 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 - 10 km distance for Bhedwan.

Bhedwan is about 37 km from Raigarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhedwan is in Sarangarh tehsil of Raigarh district. Sarangarh is about 12 km away. Kharsia is about 34 km away. Raigarh is about 37 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.