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About Bhelwatola Village

Bhelwatola is a small village in Dongargarh tehsil, in the district of Rajnandgaon, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 373, made up of 186 males and 187 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,005 females per 1000 males. The village covers 349.32 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491445, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhelwatola Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhelwatola village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Rajnandgaon
Tehsil Dongargarh
Pincode 491445
Area (hectares) 349.32 hectares
Population 373
Male Population 186
Female Population 187
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,005
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Bhelwatola compares

By the 2011 count Bhelwatola is the 142nd largest of the 171 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 961 residents. Its 349.32 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1017.

Getting to Bhelwatola

Bhelwatola is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bhelwatola as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Bhelwatola from other places

Bhelwatola lies about 37 km from Rajnandgaon, and the nearest railway station is Paniajob, about 3.4 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 Bhelwatola
Nearest railway station Paniajob 3.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Dongargarh 8.4 km
District headquarters Rajnandgaon 37 km

Villages closest to Bhelwatola

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 Bhelwatola

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhelwatola village had a population of 373. That makes it the 142nd largest of the 171 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 961 residents.

Bhelwatola village has 186 males and 187 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhelwatola has about 1005 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1017.

The pincode recorded for Bhelwatola is 491445. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhelwatola covers 349.32 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bhelwatola falls under Dongargarh tehsil of Rajnandgaon district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Bhelwatola is Paniajob, about 3.4 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 5 - 10 km distance for Bhelwatola.

Bhelwatola 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.

Bhelwatola is in Dongargarh tehsil of Rajnandgaon district. Paniajob is about 3.4 km away. Dongargarh is about 8.4 km away. Rajnandgaon is about 37 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Thakur Tola (1.9 km), Andi (2.1 km) and Sandidih (2.1 km).

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

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