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About Vijepur Village

Vijepur is a small village in Sarangarh tehsil, in the district of Raigarh, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 166, made up of 87 males and 79 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 908 females per 1000 males. The village covers 53.65 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 496445, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Vijepur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Vijepur village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raigarh
Tehsil Sarangarh
Pincode 496445
Area (hectares) 53.65 hectares
Population 166
Male Population 87
Female Population 79
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 908
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Vijepur compares

By the 2011 count Vijepur is the 231st largest of the 261 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 792 residents. Its 53.65 hectares work out to about 3.1 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 1008.

Getting to Vijepur

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

Vijepur lies about 46 km from Raigarh, and the nearest railway station is Kirodimal Nagar, about 45 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 Vijepur
Tehsil headquarters Sarangarh 2.4 km
Nearest town Saraipali 31 km
Nearest railway station Kirodimal Nagar 45 km
District headquarters Raigarh 46 km

Villages closest to Vijepur

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 Vijepur

As per the Census of India 2011, Vijepur village had a population of 166. That makes it the 231st largest of the 261 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 792 residents.

Vijepur village has 87 males and 79 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Vijepur has about 908 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1008.

The pincode recorded for Vijepur is 496445. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Vijepur covers 53.65 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Vijepur falls under Sarangarh tehsil of Raigarh district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Vijepur is Kirodimal Nagar, about 45 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 Vijepur.

Vijepur is about 46 km from Raigarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Vijepur is in Sarangarh tehsil of Raigarh district. Sarangarh is about 2.4 km away. Saraipali is about 31 km away. Kirodimal Nagar is about 45 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Vishalpur (under 2 km), Bhanwarpur (under 2 km) and Sahaspur (under 2 km).

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

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