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About Bhanpuri Village

Bhanpuri is a mid sized village in Rajnandgaon tehsil, in the district of Rajnandgaon, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,797, made up of 927 males and 870 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 939 females per 1000 males. The village covers 469.45 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491995, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhanpuri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhanpuri village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Rajnandgaon
Tehsil Rajnandgaon
Pincode 491995
Area (hectares) 469.45 hectares
Population 1,797
Male Population 927
Female Population 870
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 939
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Bhanpuri compares

By the 2011 count Bhanpuri is the 31st largest of the 154 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,242 residents. Its 469.45 hectares work out to about 3.8 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 1009.

Getting to Bhanpuri

Bhanpuri is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Bhanpuri as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bhanpuri from other places

Bhanpuri lies about 10 km from Rajnandgaon, and the nearest railway station is Bakal, about 3.7 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 Bhanpuri
Nearest railway station Bakal 3.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Rajnandgaon 10 km
Nearest town Rāj-Nāndgaon 10 km

Villages closest to Bhanpuri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhanpuri village had a population of 1,797. That makes it the 31st largest of the 154 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,242 residents.

Bhanpuri village has 927 males and 870 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhanpuri has about 939 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1009.

The pincode recorded for Bhanpuri is 491995. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhanpuri covers 469.45 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bhanpuri falls under Rajnandgaon tehsil of Rajnandgaon district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Bhanpuri is Bakal, about 3.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available within village for Bhanpuri.

Bhanpuri is about 10 km from Rajnandgaon in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhanpuri is in Rajnandgaon tehsil of Rajnandgaon district. Bakal is about 3.7 km away. Rajnandgaon is about 10 km away. Rāj-Nāndgaon is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Indamara (2.6 km), Buchi Bharda (3.9 km) and Khapri Chamar (3.9 km).

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

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