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About Bhawanipur Village

Bhawanipur is a small village in Balrampur tehsil, in the district of Surguja, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 233, made up of 118 males and 115 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 975 females per 1000 males. The village covers 76.96 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 497220, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhawanipur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhawanipur village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Surguja
Tehsil Balrampur
Pincode 497220
Area (hectares) 76.96 hectares
Population 233
Male Population 118
Female Population 115
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 975
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhawanipur compares

By the 2011 count Bhawanipur is the 114th largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 868 residents. Its 76.96 hectares work out to about 3.0 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 974.

Getting to Bhawanipur

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

Bhawanipur lies about 72 km from Surguja, and the nearest railway station is Barwadih Junction, about 54 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 Bhawanipur
Tehsil headquarters Balrampur 4.4 km
Nearest railway station Barwadih Junction 54 km
Nearest town Garhwa 63 km
District headquarters Surguja 72 km

Villages closest to Bhawanipur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhawanipur village had a population of 233. That makes it the 114th largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 868 residents.

Bhawanipur village has 118 males and 115 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhawanipur has about 975 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 974.

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

Bhawanipur covers 76.96 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bhawanipur falls under Balrampur tehsil of Surguja district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Bhawanipur is Barwadih Junction, about 54 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 Bhawanipur.

Bhawanipur is about 72 km from Surguja in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhawanipur is in Balrampur tehsil of Surguja district. Balrampur is about 4.4 km away. Barwadih Junction is about 54 km away. Garhwa is about 63 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Turridih (under 2 km), Obari (under 2 km) and Semali (1.5 km).

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

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