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About Bhojpur Village

Bhojpur is a small village in Sarangarh tehsil, in the district of Raigarh, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 490, made up of 238 males and 252 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,059 females per 1000 males. The village covers 79.8 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 496450, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhojpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhojpur village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raigarh
Tehsil Sarangarh
Pincode 496450
Area (hectares) 79.8 hectares
Population 490
Male Population 238
Female Population 252
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,059
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhojpur compares

By the 2011 count Bhojpur is the 155th largest of the 261 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 792 residents. Its 79.8 hectares work out to about 6.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1008.

Getting to Bhojpur

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

Bhojpur lies about 47 km from Raigarh, and the nearest railway station is Kharsia, about 43 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 Bhojpur
Tehsil headquarters Sarangarh 2.5 km
Nearest town Saraipali 33 km
Nearest railway station Kharsia 43 km
District headquarters Raigarh 47 km

Villages closest to Bhojpur

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 Bhojpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhojpur village had a population of 490. That makes it the 155th largest of the 261 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 792 residents.

Bhojpur village has 238 males and 252 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhojpur has about 1059 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1008.

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

Bhojpur covers 79.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bhojpur falls under Sarangarh tehsil of Raigarh district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Bhojpur is Kharsia, about 43 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 Bhojpur.

Bhojpur is about 47 km from Raigarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhojpur is in Sarangarh tehsil of Raigarh district. Sarangarh is about 2.5 km away. Saraipali is about 33 km away. Kharsia is about 43 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Panchpedi (under 2 km), Kutela (under 2 km) and Udhara (under 2 km).

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

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