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About Bahnakadi Village

Bahnakadi is a mid sized village in Arang tehsil, in the district of Raipur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,411, made up of 732 males and 679 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 928 females per 1000 males. The village covers 539.16 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 492101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bahnakadi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bahnakadi village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raipur
Tehsil Arang
Pincode 492101
Area (hectares) 539.16 hectares
Population 1,411
Male Population 732
Female Population 679
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 928
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Bahnakadi compares

By the 2011 count Bahnakadi is the 85th largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,723 residents. Its 539.16 hectares work out to about 2.6 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 989.

Getting to Bahnakadi

Bahnakadi is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bahnakadi as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bahnakadi from other places

Bahnakadi lies about 16 km from Raipur, and the nearest railway station is Mandir Hasaud, about 5.3 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 Bahnakadi
Nearest railway station Mandir Hasaud 5.3 km
District headquarters Raipur 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Arang 21 km

Villages closest to Bahnakadi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bahnakadi village had a population of 1,411. That makes it the 85th largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,723 residents.

Bahnakadi village has 732 males and 679 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bahnakadi has about 928 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 989.

The pincode recorded for Bahnakadi is 492101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bahnakadi covers 539.16 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bahnakadi falls under Arang tehsil of Raipur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Bahnakadi is Mandir Hasaud, about 5.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available within village for Bahnakadi.

Bahnakadi is about 16 km from Raipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bahnakadi is in Arang tehsil of Raipur district. Mandir Hasaud is about 5.3 km away. Raipur is about 16 km away. Arang is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Munrethi 1 (under 2 km), Kurud 2 (2.5 km) and Kurud I (2.5 km).

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

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