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About Binkara Village

Binkara is a mid sized village in Lakhanpur tehsil, in the district of Surguja, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,409, made up of 705 males and 704 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 999 females per 1000 males. The village covers 482.46 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 497116, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Binkara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Binkara village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Surguja
Tehsil Lakhanpur
Pincode 497116
Area (hectares) 482.46 hectares
Population 1,409
Male Population 705
Female Population 704
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 999
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Binkara compares

By the 2011 count Binkara is the 32nd largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,176 residents. Its 482.46 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 989.

Getting to Binkara

Binkara is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Binkara 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 Bankheta, Beldagi, Belkharikha and Bharatpur. 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.

Common questions about Binkara

As per the Census of India 2011, Binkara village had a population of 1,409. That makes it the 32nd largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,176 residents.

Binkara village has 705 males and 704 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Binkara has about 999 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 989.

The pincode recorded for Binkara is 497116. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Binkara covers 482.46 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Binkara falls under Lakhanpur tehsil of Surguja district in Chhattisgarh.

The census record for Binkara 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 Binkara.

Binkara is in Lakhanpur 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.

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

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