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About Baijnath Village

Baijnath is a mid sized village in Kasdol tehsil, in the district of Raipur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,857, made up of 943 males and 914 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 969 females per 1000 males. The village covers 406.58 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495674, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Baijnath Overview

Census 2011 figures for Baijnath village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raipur
Tehsil Kasdol
Pincode 495674
Area (hectares) 406.58 hectares
Population 1,857
Male Population 943
Female Population 914
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 969
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Baijnath compares

By the 2011 count Baijnath is the 24th largest of the 196 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 929 residents. Its 406.58 hectares work out to about 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1024.

Getting to Baijnath

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

Baijnath lies about 105 km from Raipur, and the nearest railway station is Janjgir Naila, about 37 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 Baijnath
Tehsil headquarters Kasdol 13 km
Nearest town Jānjgīr 36 km
Nearest railway station Janjgir Naila 37 km
District headquarters Raipur 105 km

Villages closest to Baijnath

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 Baijnath

As per the Census of India 2011, Baijnath village had a population of 1,857. That makes it the 24th largest of the 196 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 929 residents.

Baijnath village has 943 males and 914 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baijnath has about 969 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 1024.

The pincode recorded for Baijnath is 495674. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Baijnath covers 406.58 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Baijnath falls under Kasdol tehsil of Raipur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Baijnath is Janjgir Naila, about 37 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 Baijnath.

Baijnath is about 105 km from Raipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Baijnath is in Kasdol tehsil of Raipur district. Kasdol is about 13 km away. Jānjgīr is about 36 km away. Janjgir Naila is about 37 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sarwa (2.1 km), Sarwani (2.4 km) and Dhamalpur (2.6 km).

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

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