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About Bhaira Village

Bhaira is a mid sized village in Chhura tehsil, in the district of Raipur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 606, made up of 307 males and 299 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 974 females per 1000 males. The village covers 344.44 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493992, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhaira Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhaira village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raipur
Tehsil Chhura
Pincode 493992
Area (hectares) 344.44 hectares
Population 606
Male Population 307
Female Population 299
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 974
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhaira compares

By the 2011 count Bhaira is the 70th largest of the 152 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 694 residents. Its 344.44 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1038.

Getting to Bhaira

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

Bhaira lies about 65 km from Raipur, and the nearest railway station is Arand, about 20 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 Bhaira
Tehsil headquarters Chhura 13 km
Nearest railway station Arand 20 km
Nearest town Mahāsamund 22 km
District headquarters Raipur 65 km

Villages closest to Bhaira

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhaira village had a population of 606. That makes it the 70th largest of the 152 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 694 residents.

Bhaira village has 307 males and 299 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhaira has about 974 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1038.

The pincode recorded for Bhaira is 493992. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhaira covers 344.44 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bhaira falls under Chhura tehsil of Raipur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Bhaira is Arand, about 20 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 Bhaira.

Bhaira is about 65 km from Raipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhaira is in Chhura tehsil of Raipur district. Chhura is about 13 km away. Arand is about 20 km away. Mahāsamund is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sajapali (under 2 km), Gondalabahara (1.9 km) and Kasekera (2.6 km).

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

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