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About Bhakheri Village

Bhakheri is a mid sized village in Dongargaon tehsil, in the district of Rajnandgaon, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 544, made up of 289 males and 255 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 882 females per 1000 males. The village covers 345.76 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491993, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhakheri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhakheri village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Rajnandgaon
Tehsil Dongargaon
Pincode 491993
Area (hectares) 345.76 hectares
Population 544
Male Population 289
Female Population 255
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 882
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhakheri compares

By the 2011 count Bhakheri is the 91st largest of the 107 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,092 residents. Its 345.76 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1005.

Getting to Bhakheri

Bhakheri is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bhakheri as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Bhakheri from other places

Bhakheri lies about 17 km from Rajnandgaon, and the nearest railway station is Bakal, about 15 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 Bhakheri
Tehsil headquarters Dongargaon 6.8 km
Nearest railway station Bakal 15 km
District headquarters Rajnandgaon 17 km
Nearest town Rāj-Nāndgaon 17 km

Villages closest to Bhakheri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhakheri village had a population of 544. That makes it the 91st largest of the 107 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,092 residents.

Bhakheri village has 289 males and 255 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhakheri has about 882 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1005.

The pincode recorded for Bhakheri is 491993. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhakheri covers 345.76 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bhakheri falls under Dongargaon tehsil of Rajnandgaon district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Bhakheri is Bakal, about 15 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 km distance for Bhakheri.

Bhakheri is about 17 km from Rajnandgaon in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhakheri is in Dongargaon tehsil of Rajnandgaon district. Dongargaon is about 6.8 km away. Bakal is about 15 km away. Rajnandgaon is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rudgaon (under 2 km), Ratapayli (under 2 km) and Barsan Tola (2.1 km).

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

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