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About Besrajhar Village

Besrajhar is a small village in Mainpur tehsil, in the district of Raipur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 161, made up of 82 males and 79 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 963 females per 1000 males. The village covers 538.4 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493888, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Besrajhar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Besrajhar village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raipur
Tehsil Mainpur
Pincode 493888
Area (hectares) 538.4 hectares
Population 161
Male Population 82
Female Population 79
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 963
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Besrajhar compares

By the 2011 count Besrajhar is the 145th largest of the 165 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 739 residents. Its 538.4 hectares work out to about 0.3 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 1031.

Getting to Besrajhar

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

Besrajhar lies about 137 km from Raipur, and the nearest railway station is Turekala Road, about 64 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 Besrajhar
Tehsil headquarters Mainpur 15 km
Nearest town Umarkot 60 km
Nearest railway station Turekala Road 64 km
District headquarters Raipur 137 km

Villages closest to Besrajhar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Besrajhar village had a population of 161. That makes it the 145th largest of the 165 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 739 residents.

Besrajhar village has 82 males and 79 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Besrajhar has about 963 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 1031.

The pincode recorded for Besrajhar is 493888. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Besrajhar covers 538.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Besrajhar falls under Mainpur tehsil of Raipur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Besrajhar is Turekala Road, about 64 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 Besrajhar.

Besrajhar is about 137 km from Raipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Besrajhar is in Mainpur tehsil of Raipur district. Mainpur is about 15 km away. Umarkot is about 60 km away. Turekala Road is about 64 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gawarmund (under 2 km), Kulhadighat (4.7 km) and Kathawa (5.2 km).

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

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