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About Bicharpur Village

Bicharpur is a mid sized village in Khairagarh tehsil, in the district of Rajnandgaon, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 948, made up of 463 males and 485 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,048 females per 1000 males. The village covers 499.38 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491444, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bicharpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bicharpur village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Rajnandgaon
Tehsil Khairagarh
Pincode 491444
Area (hectares) 499.38 hectares
Population 948
Male Population 463
Female Population 485
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,048
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bicharpur compares

By the 2011 count Bicharpur is the 65th largest of the 212 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 779 residents. Its 499.38 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1027.

Getting to Bicharpur

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

Bicharpur lies about 17 km from Rajnandgaon, and the nearest railway station is Bakal, about 15 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 Bicharpur
Nearest railway station Bakal 15 km
District headquarters Rajnandgaon 17 km
Nearest town Rāj-Nāndgaon 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Khairagarh 20 km

Villages closest to Bicharpur

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 Bicharpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Bicharpur village had a population of 948. That makes it the 65th largest of the 212 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 779 residents.

Bicharpur village has 463 males and 485 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bicharpur has about 1048 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1027.

The pincode recorded for Bicharpur is 491444. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bicharpur covers 499.38 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bicharpur falls under Khairagarh tehsil of Rajnandgaon district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Bicharpur is Bakal, about 15 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 village for Bicharpur.

Bicharpur is about 17 km from Rajnandgaon in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bicharpur is in Khairagarh tehsil of Rajnandgaon district. Bakal is about 15 km away. Rajnandgaon is about 17 km away. Rāj-Nāndgaon is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pachpedi (under 2 km), Tilai Bhat (under 2 km) and Charbhatha (1.8 km).

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

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