# Barchhepal Village, Lohandiguda, Bastar (Chhattisgarh)

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Village · Lohandiguda, Bastar 

# Barchhepal

Barchhepal is a village in Lohandiguda sub-district of Bastar district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **494442**. The 2011 Census counted **161 people in 36 households**, the 74th largest of 82 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 18.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 38.8%.

- 161people (2011)
- 36households
- 18.4%literacy
- 494442PIN code

## Barchhepal PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Barchhepal is 494442.** Barchhepal falls in Lohandiguda sub-district, Bastar district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code494442
- Gram panchayatGarda
- Community development blockLohandiguda
- Census village code449213

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

## How far is Barchhepal from nearby towns?

- Lohandiguda (sub-district HQ)22 km by road
- Jagdalpur (district HQ)50 km by road
- Jagdalpur (nearest town)50 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 Barchhepal?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Barchhepal; 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
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kilepal
- ○Degree college10+ km · Jagdalpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Jagdalpur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)24 h summer · 24 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 Barchhepal known for?

The main crops are **paddy, maize and mustard**. About 48% of the 142 hectares of village land is sown.

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

## Homes and amenities in Barchhepal

Of every 100 households in Barchhepal in 2011, 56 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 3 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Barchhepal · ■ Lohandiguda rural average

Electricity for lighting ****56%**

**42%

Toilet within the home ****6%**

**5%

No toilet (open defecation) ****94%**

**95%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

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

**5%

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

**1%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****6%**

**34%

Television ****3%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****3%**

**9%

Computer with internet ****3%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****58%**

**50%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Barchhepal?

■ Barchhepal · ■ Lohandiguda rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****18.4%**

**38.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1368**

**1038

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****2600**

**1019

Working population ****39.1%**

**55.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 22.4% for men and 14.9% for women. 54% of men and 28% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 43 (68%) · **■** Farm labourers 3 (5%) · **■** Other work 1 (2%) · **■** Marginal 16 (25%)

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 Lohandiguda

- Dharmabeda205 people
- Kodenar194 people
- Korali177 people
- Chalkiguda166 people
- Malewahi158 people
- Silkajhodi158 people
- Tetam147 people
- Salepal141 people

[All 87 villages in Lohandiguda](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/bastar/lohandiguda/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Barchhepal?494442
- How far is Barchhepal from Jagdalpur?50 km by road
- What is the population of Barchhepal?161 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Barchhepal in?Bastar district (Lohandiguda sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Barchhepal?18.4% (Census 2011)