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About Bhalukonha Village

Bhalukonha is a small village in Dongargarh tehsil, in the district of Rajnandgaon, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 242, made up of 117 males and 125 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,068 females per 1000 males. The village covers 165.74 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491557, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhalukonha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhalukonha village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Rajnandgaon
Tehsil Dongargarh
Pincode 491557
Area (hectares) 165.74 hectares
Population 242
Male Population 117
Female Population 125
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,068
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Bhalukonha compares

By the 2011 count Bhalukonha is the 152nd largest of the 171 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 961 residents. Its 165.74 hectares work out to about 1.5 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 1017.

Getting to Bhalukonha

Bhalukonha is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bhalukonha as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bhalukonha from other places

Bhalukonha lies about 51 km from Rajnandgaon, and the nearest railway station is Bortalao, 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 Bhalukonha
Nearest railway station Bortalao 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Dongargarh 22 km
District headquarters Rajnandgaon 51 km

Villages closest to Bhalukonha

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 Bhalukonha

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhalukonha village had a population of 242. That makes it the 152nd largest of the 171 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 961 residents.

Bhalukonha village has 117 males and 125 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhalukonha has about 1068 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1017.

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

Bhalukonha covers 165.74 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bhalukonha falls under Dongargarh tehsil of Rajnandgaon district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Bhalukonha is Bortalao, about 10 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available within village for Bhalukonha.

Bhalukonha is about 51 km from Rajnandgaon in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhalukonha is in Dongargarh tehsil of Rajnandgaon district. Bortalao is about 10 km away. Dongargarh is about 22 km away. Rajnandgaon is about 51 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mangi Khuta (1.6 km), Bagra Kasa (2.3 km) and Karutola (3.1 km).

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

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