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About Bhansoj Village

Bhansoj is a large village in Arang tehsil, in the district of Raipur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,549, made up of 1,771 males and 1,778 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,004 females per 1000 males. The village covers 678.36 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493441, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhansoj Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhansoj village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raipur
Tehsil Arang
Pincode 493441
Area (hectares) 678.36 hectares
Population 3,549
Male Population 1,771
Female Population 1,778
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,004
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhansoj compares

By the 2011 count Bhansoj is the 10th largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,723 residents. Its 678.36 hectares work out to about 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 989.

Getting to Bhansoj

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

Bhansoj lies about 29 km from Raipur, and the nearest railway station is Lakholi, about 8.5 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 Bhansoj
Nearest railway station Lakholi 8.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Arang 11 km
Nearest town Mahāsamund 27 km
District headquarters Raipur 29 km

Villages closest to Bhansoj

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 Bhansoj

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhansoj village had a population of 3,549. That makes it the 10th largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,723 residents.

Bhansoj village has 1,771 males and 1,778 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhansoj has about 1004 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 989.

The pincode recorded for Bhansoj is 493441. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhansoj covers 678.36 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bhansoj falls under Arang tehsil of Raipur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Bhansoj is Lakholi, about 8.5 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 village for Bhansoj.

Bhansoj is about 29 km from Raipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhansoj is in Arang tehsil of Raipur district. Lakholi is about 8.5 km away. Arang is about 11 km away. Mahāsamund is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dighari (1.6 km), Nara (2.2 km) and Barchha (2.5 km).

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

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