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About Bhardakalan Village

Bhardakalan is a mid sized village in Khairagarh tehsil, in the district of Rajnandgaon, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,002, made up of 520 males and 482 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 927 females per 1000 males. The village covers 498.82 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491881, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhardakalan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhardakalan village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Rajnandgaon
Tehsil Khairagarh
Pincode 491881
Area (hectares) 498.82 hectares
Population 1,002
Male Population 520
Female Population 482
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 927
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhardakalan compares

By the 2011 count Bhardakalan is the 57th largest of the 212 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 779 residents. Its 498.82 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1027.

Getting to Bhardakalan

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

Bhardakalan lies about 30 km from Rajnandgaon, and the nearest railway station is Murhipar, about 25 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 Bhardakalan
Tehsil headquarters Khairagarh 6.5 km
Nearest town Khairāgarh 6.5 km
Nearest railway station Murhipar 25 km
District headquarters Rajnandgaon 30 km

Villages closest to Bhardakalan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhardakalan village had a population of 1,002. That makes it the 57th largest of the 212 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 779 residents.

Bhardakalan village has 520 males and 482 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhardakalan has about 927 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1027.

The pincode recorded for Bhardakalan is 491881. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhardakalan covers 498.82 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bhardakalan falls under Khairagarh tehsil of Rajnandgaon district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Bhardakalan is Murhipar, about 25 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 <5 km distance for Bhardakalan.

Bhardakalan 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.

Bhardakalan is in Khairagarh tehsil of Rajnandgaon district. Khairagarh is about 6.5 km away. Khairāgarh is about 6.5 km away. Murhipar is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bharatpur (under 2 km), Ghanikhuta (under 2 km) and Pendri Kalan (2.7 km).

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

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