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About Bhesan Village

Bhesan is a large village in Chorasi tehsil, in the district of Surat, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,195, made up of 1,086 males and 1,109 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,021 females per 1000 males. The village covers 557.85 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 395005, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhesan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhesan village
Description Value
State Gujarat
District Surat
Tehsil Chorasi
Pincode 395005
Area (hectares) 557.85 hectares
Population 2,195
Male Population 1,086
Female Population 1,109
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,021
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Bhesan compares

By the 2011 count Bhesan is the 12th largest of the 37 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,330 residents. Its 557.85 hectares work out to about 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 900.

Getting to Bhesan

Bhesan is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Bhesan as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bhesan from other places

Bhesan lies about 8.5 km from Surat, and the nearest railway station is Bhestan, about under 2 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 Bhesan
Nearest railway station Bhestan under 2 km
Nearest town Sachīn 4.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Chorasi 8.5 km
District headquarters Surat 8.5 km

Villages closest to Bhesan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhesan village had a population of 2,195. That makes it the 12th largest of the 37 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,330 residents.

Bhesan village has 1,086 males and 1,109 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhesan has about 1021 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 900.

The pincode recorded for Bhesan is 395005. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhesan covers 557.85 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bhesan falls under Chorasi tehsil of Surat district in Gujarat.

The nearest railway station to Bhesan is Bhestan, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Bhesan.

Bhesan is about 8.5 km from Surat in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhesan is in Chorasi tehsil of Surat district. Bhestan is about under 2 km away. Sachīn is about 4.8 km away. Chorasi is about 8.5 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pardi Kanade (3.9 km), Sachin (4.8 km) and Vanz (5.9 km).

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

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