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About Bhalumuda Village

Bhalumuda is a small village in Tamnar tehsil, in the district of Raigarh, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 490, made up of 228 males and 262 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,149 females per 1000 males. The village covers 217.68 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 496111, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhalumuda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhalumuda village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raigarh
Tehsil Tamnar
Pincode 496111
Area (hectares) 217.68 hectares
Population 490
Male Population 228
Female Population 262
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,149
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhalumuda compares

By the 2011 count Bhalumuda is the 77th largest of the 115 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 848 residents. Its 217.68 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 998.

Getting to Bhalumuda

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

Bhalumuda lies about 30 km from Raigarh, and the nearest railway station is Kirodimal Nagar, about 30 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 Bhalumuda
Tehsil headquarters Tamnar 8.4 km
Nearest railway station Kirodimal Nagar 30 km
District headquarters Raigarh 30 km

Villages closest to Bhalumuda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhalumuda village had a population of 490. That makes it the 77th largest of the 115 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 848 residents.

Bhalumuda village has 228 males and 262 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhalumuda has about 1149 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 998.

The pincode recorded for Bhalumuda is 496111. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhalumuda covers 217.68 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bhalumuda falls under Tamnar tehsil of Raigarh district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Bhalumuda is Kirodimal Nagar, about 30 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 Bhalumuda.

Bhalumuda is about 30 km from Raigarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhalumuda is in Tamnar tehsil of Raigarh district. Tamnar is about 8.4 km away. Kirodimal Nagar is about 30 km away. Raigarh is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Milupara (6.2 km), Kharra (6.9 km) and Tamnar (8.4 km).

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

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