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About Barchegondi Village

Barchegondi is a mid sized village in Kanker tehsil, in the district of Uttar Bastar Kanker, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 561, made up of 284 males and 277 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 975 females per 1000 males. The village covers 430.05 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495224, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barchegondi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barchegondi village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Uttar Bastar Kanker
Tehsil Kanker
Pincode 495224
Area (hectares) 430.05 hectares
Population 561
Male Population 284
Female Population 277
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 975
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Barchegondi compares

By the 2011 count Barchegondi is the 62nd largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 881 residents. Its 430.05 hectares work out to about 1.3 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 well below the tehsil average of 1036.

Getting to Barchegondi

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

Barchegondi lies about 12 km from Uttar Bastar Kanker, and the nearest railway station is Keoti, about 28 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 Barchegondi
District headquarters Uttar Bastar Kanker 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Kanker 16 km
Nearest town Kānker 16 km
Nearest railway station Keoti 28 km

Villages closest to Barchegondi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Barchegondi village had a population of 561. That makes it the 62nd largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 881 residents.

Barchegondi village has 284 males and 277 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barchegondi has about 975 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1036.

The pincode recorded for Barchegondi is 495224. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barchegondi covers 430.05 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Barchegondi falls under Kanker tehsil of Uttar Bastar Kanker district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Barchegondi is Keoti, about 28 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 Barchegondi.

Barchegondi is about 12 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.

Barchegondi is in Kanker tehsil of Uttar Bastar Kanker district. Uttar Bastar Kanker is about 12 km away. Kanker is about 16 km away. Kānker is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Telawat (1.6 km), Mode (2.2 km) and Albeda (2.7 km).

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

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