# Galgam Village, Usur, Bijapur (Chhattisgarh) – PIN Code

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Village · Usur, Bijapur 

# Galgam

Galgam is a village in Usur sub-district of Bijapur district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **496227**. The 2011 Census counted **314 people in 72 households**, the 63rd largest of 122 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 3.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 30.7%.

- 314people (2011)
- 72households
- 3.1%literacy
- 496227PIN code

## Galgam PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Galgam is 496227.** Galgam falls in Usur sub-district, Bijapur district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code496227
- Gram panchayatGalgam
- Community development blockUsur
- Census village code450931

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

## How far is Galgam from nearby towns?

- Usur (sub-district HQ)3 km by road
- Bijapur (district HQ)50 km by road
- Bijapur (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 Galgam?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Galgam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Usur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bijapur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bijapur
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds

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 Galgam known for?

About 2% of the 1,995 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 Galgam

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

■ Galgam · ■ Usur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**12%

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

**1%

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

**97%

Tap water ****1%**

**3%

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

**1%

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

**0%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****0%**

**10%

Television ****0%**

**3%

Mobile phone ****0%**

**2%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**2%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****97%**

**54%

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 Galgam?

■ Galgam · ■ Usur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****3.1%**

**30.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1079**

**977

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1476**

**969

Working population ****45.9%**

**57.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 6.2% for men and 0.0% for women. 48% of men and 44% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Cultivators 18 (12%) · **■** Marginal 126 (88%)

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 Usur

- Nukanpal331 people
- Lingapur327 people
- Korsaguda323 people
- Penkram320 people
- Kottaguda311 people
- Gunjeparti310 people
- Nambi302 people
- Sandrel300 people

[All 132 villages in Usur](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/bijapur/usur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Galgam?496227
- How far is Galgam from Bijapur?50 km by road
- What is the population of Galgam?314 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Galgam in?Bijapur district (Usur sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Galgam?3.1% (Census 2011)