# Bhongapal Village, Farasgaon, Bastar (Chhattisgarh) – PIN Code

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Village · Farasgaon, Bastar 

# Bhongapal

Bhongapal is a village in Farasgaon sub-district of Bastar district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **494226**. The 2011 Census counted **646 people in 128 households**, the 55th largest of 103 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 35.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 57.1%.

- 646people (2011)
- 128households
- 35.2%literacy
- 494226PIN code

## Bhongapal PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Bhongapal is 494226.** Bhongapal falls in Farasgaon sub-district, Bastar district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code494226
- Gram panchayatBhongapal
- Community development blockPharasgaon
- Census village code448997

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Bhongapal from nearby towns?

- Farasgaon (sub-district HQ)35 km by road
- Jagdalpur (district HQ)135 km by road
- Farasgaon (nearest town)35 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Bhongapal?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Bhongapal; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Badedongar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Kondagaon
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bastar
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 10 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Bhongapal known for?

The main crops are **paddy, maize and black gram**. About 28% of the 875 hectares of village land is sown, and 6 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Bhongapal

Of every 100 households in Bhongapal in 2011, 47 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 3 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Bhongapal · ■ Farasgaon rural average

Electricity for lighting ****47%**

**40%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**5%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**95%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**5%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**99%

Use banking services ****98%**

**80%

Television ****2%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****3%**

**14%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****26%**

**24%

Own their home ****100%**

**98%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Bhongapal?

■ Bhongapal · ■ Farasgaon rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****35.2%**

**57.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1084**

**1037

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1048**

**1004

Working population ****71.5%**

**67.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 48.2% for men and 23.3% for women. 68% of men and 75% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 115 (25%) · **■** Farm labourers 29 (6%) · **■** Household industry 7 (2%) · **■** Other work 28 (6%) · **■** Marginal 283 (61%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Farasgaon

- Urendabeda676 people
- Mainpur672 people
- Bail661 people
- Hatchapai656 people
- Bade Odagaon638 people
- Korai619 people
- Painsara611 people
- Chhindali609 people

[All 103 villages in Farasgaon](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/bastar/farasgaon/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Bhongapal?494226
- How far is Bhongapal from Jagdalpur?135 km by road
- What is the population of Bhongapal?646 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bhongapal in?Bastar district (Farasgaon sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Bhongapal?35.2% (Census 2011)