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About Bhejhar Village

Bhejhar is a small village in Durgkondal tehsil, in the district of Uttar Bastar Kanker, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 139, made up of 70 males and 69 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 986 females per 1000 males. The village covers 189.89 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 494635, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhejhar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhejhar village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Uttar Bastar Kanker
Tehsil Durgkondal
Pincode 494635
Area (hectares) 189.89 hectares
Population 139
Male Population 70
Female Population 69
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 986
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhejhar compares

By the 2011 count Bhejhar is the 129th largest of the 148 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 431 residents. Its 189.89 hectares work out to about 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1009.

Getting to Bhejhar

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

Bhejhar lies about 4.2 km from Uttar Bastar Kanker, and the nearest railway station is Keoti, about 12 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 Bhejhar
Tehsil headquarters Durgkondal 4.2 km
District headquarters Uttar Bastar Kanker 4.2 km
Nearest railway station Keoti 12 km
Nearest town Kānker 32 km

Villages closest to Bhejhar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhejhar village had a population of 139. That makes it the 129th largest of the 148 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 431 residents.

Bhejhar village has 70 males and 69 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhejhar has about 986 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 1009.

The pincode recorded for Bhejhar is 494635. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhejhar covers 189.89 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bhejhar falls under Durgkondal tehsil of Uttar Bastar Kanker district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Bhejhar is Keoti, about 12 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 10+ km distance for Bhejhar.

Bhejhar is about 4.2 km from Uttar Bastar Kanker in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhejhar is in Durgkondal tehsil of Uttar Bastar Kanker district. Durgkondal is about 4.2 km away. Uttar Bastar Kanker is about 4.2 km away. Keoti is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chaurgaon (4.3 km), Bodeli (5.1 km) and Bhurke (7.8 km).

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

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