Skip to main content

About Bharka Village

Bharka is a small village in Kasdol tehsil, in the district of Raipur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 304, made up of 149 males and 155 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,040 females per 1000 males. The village covers 692.9 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493335, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bharka Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bharka village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raipur
Tehsil Kasdol
Pincode 493335
Area (hectares) 692.9 hectares
Population 304
Male Population 149
Female Population 155
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,040
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bharka compares

By the 2011 count Bharka is the 147th largest of the 196 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 929 residents. Its 692.9 hectares work out to about 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1024.

Getting to Bharka

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

Bharka lies about 87 km from Raipur, and the nearest railway station is Nipania, about 47 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 Bharka
Tehsil headquarters Kasdol 7.1 km
Nearest town Baloda Bāzār 27 km
Nearest railway station Nipania 47 km
District headquarters Raipur 87 km

Villages closest to Bharka

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bharka village had a population of 304. That makes it the 147th largest of the 196 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 929 residents.

Bharka village has 149 males and 155 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bharka has about 1040 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1024.

The pincode recorded for Bharka is 493335. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bharka covers 692.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bharka falls under Kasdol tehsil of Raipur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Bharka is Nipania, about 47 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 Bharka.

Bharka is about 87 km from Raipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bharka is in Kasdol tehsil of Raipur district. Kasdol is about 7.1 km away. Baloda Bāzār is about 27 km away. Nipania is about 47 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Temari (2.1 km), Bagar (2.6 km) and Bakla (2.8 km).

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

Our Blogs Blogs

Explore the beauty of india and villages of india with our blog.

See All