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About Vishalpur Village

Vishalpur is a small village in Sarangarh tehsil, in the district of Raigarh, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 246, made up of 129 males and 117 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 907 females per 1000 males. The village covers 53.19 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495668, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Vishalpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Vishalpur village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raigarh
Tehsil Sarangarh
Pincode 495668
Area (hectares) 53.19 hectares
Population 246
Male Population 129
Female Population 117
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 907
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Vishalpur compares

By the 2011 count Vishalpur is the 212th largest of the 261 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 792 residents. Its 53.19 hectares work out to about 4.6 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 Vishalpur

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

Vishalpur 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 Vishalpur
Tehsil headquarters Sarangarh 2.2 km
Nearest town Saraipali 32 km
Nearest railway station Kirodimal Nagar 45 km
District headquarters Raigarh 46 km

Villages closest to Vishalpur

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 Vishalpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Vishalpur village had a population of 246. That makes it the 212th largest of the 261 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 792 residents.

Vishalpur village has 129 males and 117 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Vishalpur has about 907 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 Vishalpur is 495668. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Vishalpur covers 53.19 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Vishalpur falls under Sarangarh tehsil of Raigarh district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Vishalpur 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 <5 km distance for Vishalpur.

Vishalpur 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.

Vishalpur is in Sarangarh tehsil of Raigarh district. Sarangarh is about 2.2 km away. Saraipali is about 32 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 Vijepur (under 2 km), Sahaspur (under 2 km) and Jharapdih (under 2 km).

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

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