About Bhasma Village

Bhasma is a mid sized village in Bhasma tehsil, in the district of Sundargarh, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,332, made up of 707 males and 625 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 884 females per 1000 males. The village covers 348 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 770019, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhasma Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhasma village
Description	Value
State	Odisha
District	Sundargarh
Tehsil	Bhasma
Pincode	770019
Area (hectares)	348 hectares
Population	1,332
Male Population	707
Female Population	625
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	884
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Bhasma compares

By the 2011 count Bhasma is the 8th largest of the 49 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 797 residents. Its 348 hectares work out to about 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 979.

Getting to Bhasma

Bhasma is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bhasma as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bhasma from other places

Bhasma lies about 18 km from Sundargarh, and the nearest railway station is Dhutra, about 8.6 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 Bhasma
Nearest railway station	Dhutra	8.6 km
Nearest town	Jharsuguda	12 km
District headquarters	Sundargarh	18 km

Villages closest to Bhasma

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

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Common questions about Bhasma

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhasma village had a population of 1,332. That makes it the 8th largest of the 49 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 797 residents.

Bhasma village has 707 males and 625 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhasma has about 884 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 979.

The pincode recorded for Bhasma is 770019. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhasma covers 348 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bhasma falls under Bhasma tehsil of Sundargarh district in Odisha.

The nearest railway station to Bhasma is Dhutra, about 8.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Bhasma.

Bhasma is about 18 km from Sundargarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhasma is in Bhasma tehsil of Sundargarh district. Dhutra is about 8.6 km away. Jharsuguda is about 12 km away. Sundargarh is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.