# Gilgicha Village, Bhopalpattnam, Bijapur (Chhattisgarh)

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Village · Bhopalpattnam, Bijapur 

# Gilgicha

Gilgicha is a village in Bhopalpattnam sub-district of Bijapur district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **494448**. The 2011 Census counted **515 people in 113 households**, the 26th largest of 130 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 30.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 55.3%.

- 515people (2011)
- 113households
- 30.1%literacy
- 494448PIN code

## Gilgicha PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Gilgicha is 494448.** Gilgicha falls in Bhopalpattnam sub-district, Bijapur district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code494448
- Gram panchayatSangampalli
- Community development blockBhopalpattnam
- Census village code450847

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

## How far is Gilgicha from nearby towns?

- Bhopalpattanam (sub-district HQ)26 km by road
- Bijapur (district HQ)33 km by road
- Bhopalpattanam (nearest town)26 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 Gilgicha?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Gilgicha; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Madded
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bhopalpattnam
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bijapur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 6 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 Gilgicha known for?

About 20% of the 769 hectares of village land is sown, and 87 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 Gilgicha

Of every 100 households in Gilgicha in 2011, 16 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 0 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Gilgicha · ■ Bhopalpattnam rural average

Electricity for lighting ****16%**

**41%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**4%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**96%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

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

**7%

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

**1%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****18%**

**31%

Television ****3%**

**9%

Mobile phone ****0%**

**6%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**6%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****15%**

**42%

Own their home ****90%**

**96%

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 Gilgicha?

■ Gilgicha · ■ Bhopalpattnam rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****30.1%**

**55.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1068**

**990

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1022**

**991

Working population ****61.0%**

**58.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 44.8% for men and 16.4% for women. 58% of men and 64% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 215 (68%) · **■** Other work 8 (3%) · **■** Marginal 91 (29%)

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 Bhopalpattnam

- Loded541 people
- Minkapalli539 people
- Arjunali531 people
- Gorla525 people
- Sandrapalli514 people
- Lingapur503 people
- Nalampalli486 people
- Kotur463 people

[All 183 villages in Bhopalpattnam](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/bijapur/bhopalpattnam/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Gilgicha?494448
- How far is Gilgicha from Bijapur?33 km by road
- What is the population of Gilgicha?515 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gilgicha in?Bijapur district (Bhopalpattnam sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Gilgicha?30.1% (Census 2011)