# Birgaon Village, Mungeli, Bilaspur (Chhattisgarh) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/bilaspur/mungeli/birgaon-438338/ Village · Mungeli, Bilaspur # Birgaon Birgaon is a village in Mungeli sub-district of Bilaspur district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **495334**. The 2011 Census counted **1,742 people in 503 households**, the 23rd largest of 260 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 64.6%. - 1,742people (2011) - 503households - 70.0%literacy - 495334PIN code ## Birgaon PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Birgaon is 495334.** Birgaon falls in Mungeli sub-district, Bilaspur district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code495334 - Gram panchayatKhujha - Community development blockMungeli - Census village code438338 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Birgaon from nearby towns? - Mungeli (sub-district HQ)18 km by road - Bilaspur (district HQ)36 km by road - Takhatpur (nearest town)6 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 Birgaon? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Birgaon; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Takhatpur - ○Degree college5–10 km · Takhatpur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bilaspur - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)1 h summer · 1 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 Birgaon known for? The main crops are **paddy, wheat and gram**. About 84% of the 305 hectares of village land is sown, and 238 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 Birgaon Of every 100 households in Birgaon in 2011, 100 had electricity, 20 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 12 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Birgaon · ■ Mungeli rural average Electricity for lighting ****100%** **82% Toilet within the home ****20%** **14% No toilet (open defecation) ****80%** **86% Tap water ****0%** **8% Drinking water within premises ****22%** **10% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%** **1% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%** **98% Use banking services ****42%** **45% Television ****38%** **17% Mobile phone ****12%** **18% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****8%** **5% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****31%** **43% Own their home ****98%** **97% 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 Birgaon? ■ Birgaon · ■ Mungeli rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****70.0%** **64.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****986** **973 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1054** **975 Working population ****56.1%** **47.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 85.9% for men and 53.7% for women. 56% of men and 57% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 190 (19%) · **■** Farm labourers 240 (25%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 75 (8%) · **■** Marginal 472 (48%) 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 Mungeli - Kuagaon1,820 people - Nawagaon1,818 people - Fandwani1,790 people - Chhatan1,761 people - Rohrakhurd1,696 people - Nirjam1,689 people - Kanteli1,687 people - Devgaon1,613 people [All 278 villages in Mungeli](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/bilaspur/mungeli/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Birgaon?495334 - How far is Birgaon from Bilaspur?36 km by road - What is the population of Birgaon?1,742 (Census 2011) - Which district is Birgaon in?Bilaspur district (Mungeli sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Birgaon?70.0% (Census 2011)