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About Bhalesur Village

Bhalesur is a mid sized village in Simga tehsil, in the district of Raipur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,175, made up of 583 males and 592 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,015 females per 1000 males. The village covers 471.52 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495335, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhalesur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhalesur village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raipur
Tehsil Simga
Pincode 495335
Area (hectares) 471.52 hectares
Population 1,175
Male Population 583
Female Population 592
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,015
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhalesur compares

By the 2011 count Bhalesur is the 66th largest of the 119 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,517 residents. Its 471.52 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 997.

Getting to Bhalesur

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

Bhalesur lies about 16 km from Raipur, and the nearest railway station is Urkura, about 10 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 Bhalesur
Nearest railway station Urkura 10 km
Nearest town Kumhāri 14 km
District headquarters Raipur 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Simga 31 km

Villages closest to Bhalesur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhalesur village had a population of 1,175. That makes it the 66th largest of the 119 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,517 residents.

Bhalesur village has 583 males and 592 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhalesur has about 1015 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 997.

The pincode recorded for Bhalesur is 495335. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhalesur covers 471.52 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bhalesur falls under Simga tehsil of Raipur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Bhalesur is Urkura, about 10 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 Bhalesur.

Bhalesur is about 16 km from Raipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhalesur is in Simga tehsil of Raipur district. Urkura is about 10 km away. Kumhāri is about 14 km away. Raipur is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nawagaon (13 km), Sanjari Nawagaon (13 km) and Chandi (14 km).

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

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