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About Bhirawahi Village

Bhirawahi is a mid sized village in Durgkondal tehsil, in the district of Uttar Bastar Kanker, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,156, made up of 581 males and 575 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 990 females per 1000 males. The village covers 585.04 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 494635, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhirawahi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhirawahi village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Uttar Bastar Kanker
Tehsil Durgkondal
Pincode 494635
Area (hectares) 585.04 hectares
Population 1,156
Male Population 581
Female Population 575
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 990
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhirawahi compares

By the 2011 count Bhirawahi is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 431 residents. Its 585.04 hectares work out to about 2.0 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 Bhirawahi

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

Bhirawahi lies about 24 km from Uttar Bastar Kanker, and the nearest railway station is Gudum, about 8.1 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 Bhirawahi
Nearest railway station Gudum 8.1 km
Nearest town Dalli Rājhara 23 km
Tehsil headquarters Durgkondal 24 km
District headquarters Uttar Bastar Kanker 24 km

Villages closest to Bhirawahi

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 Bhirawahi

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhirawahi village had a population of 1,156. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 431 residents.

Bhirawahi village has 581 males and 575 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhirawahi has about 990 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 Bhirawahi is 494635. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhirawahi covers 585.04 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Bhirawahi is Gudum, about 8.1 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 Bhirawahi.

Bhirawahi is about 24 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.

Bhirawahi is in Durgkondal tehsil of Uttar Bastar Kanker district. Gudum is about 8.1 km away. Dalli Rājhara is about 23 km away. Durgkondal is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hatkondal (2.1 km), Vainar (2.1 km) and Bargaon (2.8 km).

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

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