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About Bhothali Village

Bhothali is a large village in Dongargarh tehsil, in the district of Rajnandgaon, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,109, made up of 1,047 males and 1,062 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,014 females per 1000 males. The village covers 599.71 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491445, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhothali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhothali village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Rajnandgaon
Tehsil Dongargarh
Pincode 491445
Area (hectares) 599.71 hectares
Population 2,109
Male Population 1,047
Female Population 1,062
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,014
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Bhothali compares

By the 2011 count Bhothali is the 11th largest of the 171 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 961 residents. Its 599.71 hectares work out to about 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1017.

Getting to Bhothali

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

Bhothali lies about 30 km from Rajnandgaon, and the nearest railway station is Dongargarh, about 5.4 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 Bhothali
Nearest railway station Dongargarh 5.4 km
District headquarters Rajnandgaon 30 km

Villages closest to Bhothali

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 Bhothali

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhothali village had a population of 2,109. That makes it the 11th largest of the 171 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 961 residents.

Bhothali village has 1,047 males and 1,062 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhothali has about 1014 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1017.

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

Bhothali covers 599.71 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bhothali falls under Dongargarh tehsil of Rajnandgaon district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Bhothali is Dongargarh, about 5.4 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 village for Bhothali.

Bhothali is about 30 km from Rajnandgaon in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhothali is in Dongargarh tehsil of Rajnandgaon district. Dongargarh is about 5.4 km away. Rajnandgaon is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhandarpur (under 2 km), Matekata (1.8 km) and Gajmarra (2.6 km).

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

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