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About Bhuikurri Village

Bhuikurri is a mid sized village in Tamnar tehsil, in the district of Raigarh, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 759, made up of 353 males and 406 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,150 females per 1000 males. The village covers 288.26 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495119, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhuikurri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhuikurri village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raigarh
Tehsil Tamnar
Pincode 495119
Area (hectares) 288.26 hectares
Population 759
Male Population 353
Female Population 406
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,150
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhuikurri compares

By the 2011 count Bhuikurri is the 50th largest of the 115 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 848 residents. Its 288.26 hectares work out to about 2.6 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 Bhuikurri

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

Bhuikurri lies about 15 km from Raigarh, and the nearest railway station is Bhupdeopur, about 4.9 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 Bhuikurri
Nearest railway station Bhupdeopur 4.9 km
District headquarters Raigarh 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Tamnar 18 km

Villages closest to Bhuikurri

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 Bhuikurri

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhuikurri village had a population of 759. That makes it the 50th largest of the 115 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 848 residents.

Bhuikurri village has 353 males and 406 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhuikurri has about 1150 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 998.

The pincode recorded for Bhuikurri is 495119. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhuikurri covers 288.26 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bhuikurri falls under Tamnar tehsil of Raigarh district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Bhuikurri is Bhupdeopur, about 4.9 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 10+ km distance for Bhuikurri.

Bhuikurri is about 15 km from Raigarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhuikurri is in Tamnar tehsil of Raigarh district. Bhupdeopur is about 4.9 km away. Raigarh is about 15 km away. Tamnar is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Salihabhanttha (7.0 km), Nawapara (7.9 km) and Barkaspali (8.3 km).

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

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