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About Baihar Village

Baihar is a mid sized village in Arang tehsil, in the district of Raipur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,940, made up of 1,002 males and 938 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 936 females per 1000 males. The village covers 405.84 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495683, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Baihar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Baihar village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raipur
Tehsil Arang
Pincode 495683
Area (hectares) 405.84 hectares
Population 1,940
Male Population 1,002
Female Population 938
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 936
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Baihar compares

By the 2011 count Baihar is the 51st largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,723 residents. Its 405.84 hectares work out to about 4.8 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 Baihar

Baihar is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Baihar as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Baihar from other places

Baihar lies about 33 km from Raipur, and the nearest railway station is Arang Mahanadi, about under 2 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 Baihar
Nearest railway station Arang Mahanadi under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Arang 2.1 km
Nearest town Mahāsamund 18 km
District headquarters Raipur 33 km

Villages closest to Baihar

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 Baihar

As per the Census of India 2011, Baihar village had a population of 1,940. That makes it the 51st largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,723 residents.

Baihar village has 1,002 males and 938 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baihar has about 936 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 Baihar is 495683. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Baihar covers 405.84 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Baihar falls under Arang tehsil of Raipur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Baihar is Arang Mahanadi, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

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

Baihar is about 33 km from Raipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Baihar is in Arang tehsil of Raipur district. Arang Mahanadi is about under 2 km away. Arang is about 2.1 km away. Mahāsamund 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 Ghumra Bhatha (1.8 km), Rasni (2.2 km) and Borid (3.0 km).

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

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