About Bhala Village

Bhala is a mid sized village in Ramanujganj tehsil, in the district of Surguja, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,846, made up of 944 males and 902 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 956 females per 1000 males. The village covers 644.12 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 497220, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhala village
Description	Value
State	Chhattisgarh
District	Surguja
Tehsil	Ramanujganj
Pincode	497220
Area (hectares)	644.12 hectares
Population	1,846
Male Population	944
Female Population	902
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	956
Bus Service (public)	Available
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhala compares

By the 2011 count Bhala is the 30th largest of the 112 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,383 residents. Its 644.12 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 968.

Getting to Bhala

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

Bhala lies about 81 km from Surguja, and the nearest railway station is Meralgram, about 50 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 Bhala
Tehsil headquarters	Ramanujganj	18 km
Nearest railway station	Meralgram	50 km
Nearest town	Garhwa	51 km
District headquarters	Surguja	81 km

Villages closest to Bhala

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

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Common questions about Bhala

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhala village had a population of 1,846. That makes it the 30th largest of the 112 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,383 residents.

Bhala village has 944 males and 902 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhala has about 956 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 968.

The pincode recorded for Bhala is 497220. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhala covers 644.12 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bhala falls under Ramanujganj tehsil of Surguja district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Bhala is Meralgram, about 50 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 Bhala.

Bhala is about 81 km from Surguja in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhala is in Ramanujganj tehsil of Surguja district. Ramanujganj is about 18 km away. Meralgram is about 50 km away. Garhwa is about 51 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.