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About Bhagwantola Village

Bhagwantola is a small village in Dongargarh tehsil, in the district of Rajnandgaon, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 466, made up of 226 males and 240 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,062 females per 1000 males. The village covers 214.87 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491557, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhagwantola Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhagwantola village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Rajnandgaon
Tehsil Dongargarh
Pincode 491557
Area (hectares) 214.87 hectares
Population 466
Male Population 226
Female Population 240
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,062
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhagwantola compares

By the 2011 count Bhagwantola is the 132nd largest of the 171 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 961 residents. Its 214.87 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1017.

Getting to Bhagwantola

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

Bhagwantola lies about 49 km from Rajnandgaon, and the nearest railway station is Bortalao, 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 Bhagwantola
Nearest railway station Bortalao 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Dongargarh 23 km
District headquarters Rajnandgaon 49 km

Villages closest to Bhagwantola

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhagwantola village had a population of 466. That makes it the 132nd largest of the 171 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 961 residents.

Bhagwantola village has 226 males and 240 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhagwantola has about 1062 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1017.

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

Bhagwantola covers 214.87 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bhagwantola falls under Dongargarh tehsil of Rajnandgaon district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Bhagwantola is Bortalao, 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 village for Bhagwantola.

Bhagwantola is about 49 km from Rajnandgaon in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhagwantola is in Dongargarh tehsil of Rajnandgaon district. Bortalao is about 15 km away. Dongargarh is about 23 km away. Rajnandgaon is about 49 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Alidand (under 2 km), Mohanpur (2.4 km) and Charbhatha (2.7 km).

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

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