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About Bhiraud Village

Bhiraud is a mid sized village in Narharpur tehsil, in the district of Uttar Bastar Kanker, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 843, made up of 436 males and 407 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 933 females per 1000 males. The village covers 661.1 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 494336, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhiraud Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhiraud village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Uttar Bastar Kanker
Tehsil Narharpur
Pincode 494336
Area (hectares) 661.1 hectares
Population 843
Male Population 436
Female Population 407
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 933
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhiraud compares

By the 2011 count Bhiraud is the 57th largest of the 118 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 898 residents. Its 661.1 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1050.

Getting to Bhiraud

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

Bhiraud lies about 31 km from Uttar Bastar Kanker, and the nearest railway station is Dhamtari, about 30 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 Bhiraud
Tehsil headquarters Narharpur 24 km
Nearest town Kānker 27 km
Nearest railway station Dhamtari 30 km
District headquarters Uttar Bastar Kanker 31 km

Villages closest to Bhiraud

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhiraud village had a population of 843. That makes it the 57th largest of the 118 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 898 residents.

Bhiraud village has 436 males and 407 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhiraud has about 933 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1050.

The pincode recorded for Bhiraud is 494336. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhiraud covers 661.1 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.

Bhiraud falls under Narharpur tehsil of Uttar Bastar Kanker district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Bhiraud is Dhamtari, about 30 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 Bhiraud.

Bhiraud is about 31 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.

Bhiraud is in Narharpur tehsil of Uttar Bastar Kanker district. Narharpur is about 24 km away. Kānker is about 27 km away. Dhamtari is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Basanwahi (6.9 km), Hatkacharama (13 km) and Thanabodi (13 km).

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

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