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About Bapu Tola Village

Bapu Tola is a mid sized village in Chhuriya tehsil, in the district of Rajnandgaon, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 980, made up of 511 males and 469 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 918 females per 1000 males. The village covers 150.94 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491557, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bapu Tola Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bapu Tola village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Rajnandgaon
Tehsil Chhuriya
Pincode 491557
Area (hectares) 150.94 hectares
Population 980
Male Population 511
Female Population 469
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 918
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bapu Tola compares

By the 2011 count Bapu Tola is the 65th largest of the 206 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 812 residents. Its 150.94 hectares work out to about 6.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1037.

Getting to Bapu Tola

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

Bapu Tola lies about 37 km from Rajnandgaon, and the nearest railway station is Paniajob, about 14 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 Bapu Tola
Tehsil headquarters Chhuriya 7.8 km
Nearest railway station Paniajob 14 km
Nearest town Dongargarh 16 km
District headquarters Rajnandgaon 37 km

Villages closest to Bapu Tola

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 Bapu Tola

As per the Census of India 2011, Bapu Tola village had a population of 980. That makes it the 65th largest of the 206 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 812 residents.

Bapu Tola village has 511 males and 469 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bapu Tola has about 918 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1037.

The pincode recorded for Bapu Tola is 491557. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bapu Tola covers 150.94 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bapu Tola falls under Chhuriya tehsil of Rajnandgaon district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Bapu Tola is Paniajob, about 14 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 Bapu Tola.

Bapu Tola is about 37 km from Rajnandgaon in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bapu Tola is in Chhuriya tehsil of Rajnandgaon district. Chhuriya is about 7.8 km away. Paniajob is about 14 km away. Dongargarh 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 Patakohra (1.7 km), Bisahu Tola (2.0 km) and Hatoi Tola (2.0 km).

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

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