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About Bhagwanpur Jirat Village

Bhagwanpur Jirat is a small village in Wadrafnagar tehsil, in the district of Surguja, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 478, made up of 240 males and 238 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 992 females per 1000 males. The village covers 163.92 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 497223, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhagwanpur Jirat Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhagwanpur Jirat village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Surguja
Tehsil Wadrafnagar
Pincode 497223
Area (hectares) 163.92 hectares
Population 478
Male Population 240
Female Population 238
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 992
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhagwanpur Jirat compares

By the 2011 count Bhagwanpur Jirat is the 103rd largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,295 residents. Its 163.92 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, a little above the tehsil average of 969.

Getting to Bhagwanpur Jirat

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

Bhagwanpur Jirat lies about 74 km from Surguja, and the nearest railway station is Jharokhas, about 45 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 Bhagwanpur Jirat
Tehsil headquarters Wadrafnagar 1.8 km
Nearest railway station Jharokhas 45 km
Nearest town Renukūt 52 km
District headquarters Surguja 74 km

Villages closest to Bhagwanpur Jirat

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Wadrafnagar 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 Bhagwanpur Jirat

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhagwanpur Jirat village had a population of 478. That makes it the 103rd largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,295 residents.

Bhagwanpur Jirat village has 240 males and 238 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhagwanpur Jirat has about 992 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 969.

The pincode recorded for Bhagwanpur Jirat is 497223. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhagwanpur Jirat covers 163.92 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bhagwanpur Jirat falls under Wadrafnagar tehsil of Surguja district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Bhagwanpur Jirat is Jharokhas, about 45 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 Bhagwanpur Jirat.

Bhagwanpur Jirat is about 74 km from Surguja in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhagwanpur Jirat is in Wadrafnagar tehsil of Surguja district. Wadrafnagar is about 1.8 km away. Jharokhas is about 45 km away. Renukūt 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 Bhagwanpur Khas (under 2 km), Rajkheta (3.4 km) and Bhalui Alias Jhor (3.6 km).

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

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