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About Bairagi Bhendi Village

Bairagi Bhendi is a mid sized village in Chhuriya tehsil, in the district of Rajnandgaon, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 931, made up of 434 males and 497 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,145 females per 1000 males. The village covers 542.27 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491558, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bairagi Bhendi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bairagi Bhendi village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Rajnandgaon
Tehsil Chhuriya
Pincode 491558
Area (hectares) 542.27 hectares
Population 931
Male Population 434
Female Population 497
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,145
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bairagi Bhendi compares

By the 2011 count Bairagi Bhendi is the 74th largest of the 206 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 812 residents. Its 542.27 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1037.

Getting to Bairagi Bhendi

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

Bairagi Bhendi lies about 41 km from Rajnandgaon, and the nearest railway station is Paniajob, about 26 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 Bairagi Bhendi
Tehsil headquarters Chhuriya 6.6 km
Nearest railway station Paniajob 26 km
Nearest town Dongargarh 28 km
District headquarters Rajnandgaon 41 km

Villages closest to Bairagi Bhendi

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Chhuriya 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 Bairagi Bhendi

As per the Census of India 2011, Bairagi Bhendi village had a population of 931. That makes it the 74th largest of the 206 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 812 residents.

Bairagi Bhendi village has 434 males and 497 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bairagi Bhendi has about 1145 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1037.

The pincode recorded for Bairagi Bhendi is 491558. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bairagi Bhendi covers 542.27 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bairagi Bhendi falls under Chhuriya tehsil of Rajnandgaon district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Bairagi Bhendi is Paniajob, about 26 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 Bairagi Bhendi.

Bairagi Bhendi is about 41 km from Rajnandgaon in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bairagi Bhendi is in Chhuriya tehsil of Rajnandgaon district. Chhuriya is about 6.6 km away. Paniajob is about 26 km away. Dongargarh is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gahirabhedi (under 2 km), Bholapur (2.3 km) and Jhala Tola (2.4 km).

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

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