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About Bhalera Village

Bhalera is a mid sized village in Arang tehsil, in the district of Raipur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,645, made up of 845 males and 800 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 947 females per 1000 males. The village covers 478.93 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493891, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhalera Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhalera village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raipur
Tehsil Arang
Pincode 493891
Area (hectares) 478.93 hectares
Population 1,645
Male Population 845
Female Population 800
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 947
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhalera compares

By the 2011 count Bhalera is the 71st largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,723 residents. Its 478.93 hectares work out to about 3.4 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 Bhalera

Bhalera is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bhalera as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Bhalera from other places

Bhalera lies about 35 km from Raipur, and the nearest railway station is Arang Mahanadi, about 9.1 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 Bhalera
Nearest railway station Arang Mahanadi 9.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Arang 10 km
Nearest town Mahāsamund 16 km
District headquarters Raipur 35 km

Villages closest to Bhalera

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 Bhalera

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhalera village had a population of 1,645. That makes it the 71st largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,723 residents.

Bhalera village has 845 males and 800 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhalera has about 947 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 Bhalera is 493891. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhalera covers 478.93 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bhalera falls under Arang tehsil of Raipur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Bhalera is Arang Mahanadi, about 9.1 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 - 10 km distance for Bhalera.

Bhalera is about 35 km from Raipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhalera is in Arang tehsil of Raipur district. Arang Mahanadi is about 9.1 km away. Arang is about 10 km away. Mahāsamund is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khapri 1 (1.8 km), Khapri 2 (1.8 km) and Khapri 3 (1.8 km).

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

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