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About Bhivkund Village

Bhivkund is a mid sized village in Ballarpur tehsil, in the district of Chandrapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 810, made up of 589 males and 221 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 375 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1180.19 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 442701, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhivkund Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhivkund village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Chandrapur
Tehsil Ballarpur
Pincode 442701
Area (hectares) 1180.19 hectares
Population 810
Male Population 589
Female Population 221
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 375
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Bhivkund compares

By the 2011 count Bhivkund is the 17th largest of the 28 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,138 residents. Its 1180.19 hectares work out to about 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 895.

Getting to Bhivkund

Bhivkund 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 Bhivkund as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bhivkund from other places

Bhivkund lies about 7.2 km from Chandrapur, and the nearest railway station is Gondwana Visapur, about 1.6 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 Bhivkund
Nearest railway station Gondwana Visapur 1.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Ballarpur 5.6 km
District headquarters Chandrapur 7.2 km
Nearest town Chānda 7.2 km

Villages closest to Bhivkund

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhivkund village had a population of 810. That makes it the 17th largest of the 28 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,138 residents.

Bhivkund village has 589 males and 221 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhivkund has about 375 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 895.

The pincode recorded for Bhivkund is 442701. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhivkund covers 1180.19 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bhivkund falls under Ballarpur tehsil of Chandrapur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Bhivkund is Gondwana Visapur, about 1.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Bhivkund.

Bhivkund is about 7.2 km from Chandrapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhivkund is in Ballarpur tehsil of Chandrapur district. Gondwana Visapur is about 1.6 km away. Ballarpur is about 5.6 km away. Chandrapur is about 7.2 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Visapur (1.5 km), Nandgaon Pode (2.7 km) and Charwat (4.2 km).

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

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