About Bhakura Village

Bhakura is a large village in Ambikapur tehsil, in the district of Surguja, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,411, made up of 1,260 males and 1,151 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 913 females per 1000 males. The village covers 977.7 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 497001, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhakura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhakura village
Description	Value
State	Chhattisgarh
District	Surguja
Tehsil	Ambikapur
Pincode	497001
Area (hectares)	977.7 hectares
Population	2,411
Male Population	1,260
Female Population	1,151
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	913
Bus Service (public)	Available
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhakura compares

By the 2011 count Bhakura is the 12th largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,300 residents. Its 977.7 hectares work out to about 2.5 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 984.

Getting to Bhakura

Bhakura is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bhakura 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. The nearest villages by name are Bargawan, Barkela, Bartikra and Bhafauli. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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.

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Common questions about Bhakura

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhakura village had a population of 2,411. That makes it the 12th largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,300 residents.

Bhakura village has 1,260 males and 1,151 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhakura has about 913 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 984.

The pincode recorded for Bhakura is 497001. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhakura covers 977.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bhakura falls under Ambikapur tehsil of Surguja district in Chhattisgarh.

The census record for Bhakura notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

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

Bhakura is in Ambikapur tehsil of Surguja district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.