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About Bhelwadih Village

Bhelwadih is a mid sized village in Balrampur tehsil, in the district of Surguja, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,294, made up of 658 males and 636 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 967 females per 1000 males. The village covers 373.86 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 497107, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhelwadih Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhelwadih village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Surguja
Tehsil Balrampur
Pincode 497107
Area (hectares) 373.86 hectares
Population 1,294
Male Population 658
Female Population 636
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 967
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhelwadih compares

By the 2011 count Bhelwadih is the 20th largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 868 residents. Its 373.86 hectares work out to about 3.5 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 Bhelwadih

Bhelwadih is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bhelwadih as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Bhelwadih from other places

Bhelwadih lies about 69 km from Surguja, and the nearest railway station is Barwadih Junction, about 56 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 Bhelwadih
Tehsil headquarters Balrampur 5.5 km
Nearest railway station Barwadih Junction 56 km
Nearest town Medininagar 66 km
District headquarters Surguja 69 km

Villages closest to Bhelwadih

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 Bhelwadih

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhelwadih village had a population of 1,294. That makes it the 20th largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 868 residents.

Bhelwadih village has 658 males and 636 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhelwadih has about 967 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 Bhelwadih is 497107. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhelwadih covers 373.86 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bhelwadih falls under Balrampur tehsil of Surguja district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Bhelwadih is Barwadih Junction, about 56 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 - 10 km distance for Bhelwadih.

Bhelwadih is about 69 km from Surguja in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhelwadih is in Balrampur tehsil of Surguja district. Balrampur is about 5.5 km away. Barwadih Junction is about 56 km away. Medininagar is about 66 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jamua Tand (1.9 km), Sarnadih (2.2 km) and Tangar Mahari (2.9 km).

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

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