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About Bhalapur Village

Bhalapur is a small village in Mohla tehsil, in the district of Rajnandgaon, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 454, made up of 224 males and 230 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,027 females per 1000 males. The village covers 226 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491666, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhalapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhalapur village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Rajnandgaon
Tehsil Mohla
Pincode 491666
Area (hectares) 226 hectares
Population 454
Male Population 224
Female Population 230
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,027
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhalapur compares

By the 2011 count Bhalapur is the 76th largest of the 165 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 494 residents. Its 226 hectares work out to about 2.0 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 1028.

Getting to Bhalapur

Bhalapur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bhalapur as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Bhalapur from other places

Bhalapur lies about 31 km from Rajnandgaon, and the nearest railway station is Bhainsbod, about 24 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 Bhalapur
Nearest railway station Bhainsbod 24 km
Nearest town Balod 28 km
Tehsil headquarters Mohla 31 km
District headquarters Rajnandgaon 31 km

Villages closest to Bhalapur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhalapur village had a population of 454. That makes it the 76th largest of the 165 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 494 residents.

Bhalapur village has 224 males and 230 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhalapur has about 1027 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1028.

The pincode recorded for Bhalapur is 491666. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhalapur covers 226 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bhalapur falls under Mohla tehsil of Rajnandgaon district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Bhalapur is Bhainsbod, about 24 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 - 10 km distance for Bhalapur.

Bhalapur is about 31 km from Rajnandgaon in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhalapur is in Mohla tehsil of Rajnandgaon district. Bhainsbod is about 24 km away. Balod is about 28 km away. Mohla is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Banjari (1.6 km), Dugatola (3.9 km) and Urwahi (6.5 km).

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

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