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About Bulgaon Village

Bulgaon is a mid sized village in Ramanujganj tehsil, in the district of Surguja, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,273, made up of 652 males and 621 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 952 females per 1000 males. The village covers 399 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 497220, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bulgaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bulgaon village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Surguja
Tehsil Ramanujganj
Pincode 497220
Area (hectares) 399 hectares
Population 1,273
Male Population 652
Female Population 621
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 952
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bulgaon compares

By the 2011 count Bulgaon is the 48th largest of the 112 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,383 residents. Its 399 hectares work out to about 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 968.

Getting to Bulgaon

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

Bulgaon lies about 82 km from Surguja, and the nearest railway station is Barwadih Junction, about 46 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 Bulgaon
Tehsil headquarters Ramanujganj 11 km
Nearest railway station Barwadih Junction 46 km
Nearest town Garhwa 52 km
District headquarters Surguja 82 km

Villages closest to Bulgaon

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.

Common questions about Bulgaon

As per the Census of India 2011, Bulgaon village had a population of 1,273. That makes it the 48th largest of the 112 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,383 residents.

Bulgaon village has 652 males and 621 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bulgaon has about 952 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 968.

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

Bulgaon covers 399 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bulgaon falls under Ramanujganj tehsil of Surguja district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Bulgaon is Barwadih Junction, about 46 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 km distance for Bulgaon.

Bulgaon is about 82 km from Surguja in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bulgaon is in Ramanujganj tehsil of Surguja district. Ramanujganj is about 11 km away. Barwadih Junction is about 46 km away. Garhwa is about 52 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Deogai (3.4 km), Nawapara (5.2 km) and Dhanpuri (5.2 km).

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

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