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About Bhimpuri Village

Bhimpuri is a mid sized village in Khairagarh tehsil, in the district of Rajnandgaon, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,559, made up of 738 males and 821 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,112 females per 1000 males. The village covers 732.4 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 492112, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhimpuri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhimpuri village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Rajnandgaon
Tehsil Khairagarh
Pincode 492112
Area (hectares) 732.4 hectares
Population 1,559
Male Population 738
Female Population 821
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,112
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhimpuri compares

By the 2011 count Bhimpuri is the 17th largest of the 212 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 779 residents. Its 732.4 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1027.

Getting to Bhimpuri

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

Bhimpuri lies about 46 km from Rajnandgaon, and the nearest railway station is Rasmara, about 35 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 Bhimpuri
Tehsil headquarters Khairagarh 17 km
Nearest town Khairāgarh 17 km
Nearest railway station Rasmara 35 km
District headquarters Rajnandgaon 46 km

Villages closest to Bhimpuri

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 Bhimpuri

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhimpuri village had a population of 1,559. That makes it the 17th largest of the 212 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 779 residents.

Bhimpuri village has 738 males and 821 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhimpuri has about 1112 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1027.

The pincode recorded for Bhimpuri is 492112. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhimpuri covers 732.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bhimpuri falls under Khairagarh tehsil of Rajnandgaon district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Bhimpuri is Rasmara, about 35 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 Bhimpuri.

Bhimpuri is about 46 km from Rajnandgaon in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhimpuri is in Khairagarh tehsil of Rajnandgaon district. Khairagarh is about 17 km away. Khairāgarh is about 17 km away. Rasmara is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sonpuri (2.5 km), Dullapur (4.1 km) and Ragra (4.2 km).

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

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