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About Budgahan Village

Budgahan is a mid sized village in Baloda Bazar tehsil, in the district of Raipur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 786, made up of 388 males and 398 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,026 females per 1000 males. The village covers 353 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493331, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Budgahan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Budgahan village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raipur
Tehsil Baloda Bazar
Pincode 493331
Area (hectares) 353 hectares
Population 786
Male Population 388
Female Population 398
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,026
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Budgahan compares

By the 2011 count Budgahan is the 97th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,475 residents. Its 353 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1010.

Getting to Budgahan

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

Budgahan lies about 75 km from Raipur, and the nearest railway station is Nipania, about 11 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 Budgahan
Tehsil headquarters Baloda Bazar 11 km
Nearest railway station Nipania 11 km
Nearest town Baloda Bāzār 11 km
District headquarters Raipur 75 km

Villages closest to Budgahan

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Baloda Bazar 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 Budgahan

As per the Census of India 2011, Budgahan village had a population of 786. That makes it the 97th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,475 residents.

Budgahan village has 388 males and 398 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Budgahan has about 1026 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1010.

The pincode recorded for Budgahan is 493331. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Budgahan covers 353 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Budgahan falls under Baloda Bazar tehsil of Raipur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Budgahan is Nipania, about 11 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 Budgahan.

Budgahan is about 75 km from Raipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Budgahan is in Baloda Bazar tehsil of Raipur district. Baloda Bazar is about 11 km away. Nipania is about 11 km away. Baloda Bāzār is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Koliyari (1.6 km), Nawapara (1.7 km) and Dhawai (2.1 km).

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

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