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About Bhirawahi Village

Bhirawahi 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 1,078, made up of 546 males and 532 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 974 females per 1000 males. The village covers 161.71 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493554, 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 Kanker
Pincode 493554
Area (hectares) 161.71 hectares
Population 1,078
Male Population 546
Female Population 532
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 974
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhirawahi compares

By the 2011 count Bhirawahi is the 30th largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 881 residents. Its 161.71 hectares work out to about 6.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. 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 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 <5 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 Bhirawahi from other places

Bhirawahi lies about 27 km from Uttar Bastar Kanker, and the nearest railway station is Antagarh, about 43 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
Tehsil headquarters Kanker 2.1 km
Nearest town Kānker 2.1 km
District headquarters Uttar Bastar Kanker 27 km
Nearest railway station Antagarh 43 km

Villages closest to Bhirawahi

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 Bhirawahi

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhirawahi village had a population of 1,078. That makes it the 30th largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 881 residents.

Bhirawahi village has 546 males and 532 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhirawahi has about 974 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 Bhirawahi is 493554. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhirawahi covers 161.71 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Bhirawahi is Antagarh, about 43 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 km distance for Bhirawahi.

Bhirawahi is about 27 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 Kanker tehsil of Uttar Bastar Kanker district. Kanker is about 2.1 km away. Kānker is about 2.1 km away. Uttar Bastar Kanker is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Arjuni (under 2 km), Govindpur (under 2 km) and Pandripani (2.1 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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