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About Bhursatola Village

Bhursatola is a small village in Dongargarh tehsil, in the district of Rajnandgaon, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 336, made up of 166 males and 170 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,024 females per 1000 males. The village covers 316.77 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491445, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhursatola Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhursatola village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Rajnandgaon
Tehsil Dongargarh
Pincode 491445
Area (hectares) 316.77 hectares
Population 336
Male Population 166
Female Population 170
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,024
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Bhursatola compares

By the 2011 count Bhursatola is the 145th largest of the 171 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 961 residents. Its 316.77 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 Bhursatola

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

Bhursatola lies about 47 km from Rajnandgaon, and the nearest railway station is Bortalao, about 4.6 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 Bhursatola
Nearest railway station Bortalao 4.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Dongargarh 17 km
District headquarters Rajnandgaon 47 km

Villages closest to Bhursatola

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 Bhursatola

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhursatola village had a population of 336. That makes it the 145th largest of the 171 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 961 residents.

Bhursatola village has 166 males and 170 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhursatola has about 1024 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1017.

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

Bhursatola covers 316.77 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.

Bhursatola falls under Dongargarh tehsil of Rajnandgaon district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Bhursatola is Bortalao, about 4.6 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 Bhursatola.

Bhursatola is about 47 km from Rajnandgaon in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhursatola is in Dongargarh tehsil of Rajnandgaon district. Bortalao is about 4.6 km away. Dongargarh is about 17 km away. Rajnandgaon is about 47 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khampura (1.8 km), Piparkhar Kalan (2.1 km) and Banspahad (2.6 km).

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

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