Village · Takhatpur, Bilaspur # Bahtarai Bahtarai is a village in Takhatpur sub-district of Bilaspur district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code 491340. The 2011 Census counted 2,677 people in 562 households, the 20th largest of 174 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 67.9%. - 2,677 people (2011) - 562 households - 71.3% literacy - 491340 PIN code ## Bahtarai PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Bahtarai is 491340. Bahtarai falls in Takhatpur sub-district, Bilaspur district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code 491340 - Gram panchayat Bahtarai - Community development block Takhatpur - Census village code 438654 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Bahtarai from nearby towns? - Takhatpur (sub-district HQ) 30 km by road - Bilaspur (district HQ) 13 km by road - Sakari (nearest town) 6 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Bahtarai? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Bahtarai; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 2 govt - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Health sub-centre In village · 1 - ● Veterinary hospital In village · 1 · 1 doctors - ● Post office In village - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Internet / Common Service Centre In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Mandi / regular market In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Public library In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Sakri - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Bilaspur - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Koni - ○ Primary health centre 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 5–10 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop 5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking water untreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011) 6 h summer · 12 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Bahtarai known for? The main crops are paddy and tivra. About 63% of the 744 hectares of village land is sown, and 66 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Bahtarai Of every 100 households in Bahtarai in 2011, 94 had electricity, 24 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 14 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Bahtarai · ■ Takhatpur rural average - Electricity for lighting 94% 88% - Toilet within the home 24% 13% - No toilet (open defecation) 66% 87% - Tap water 28% 15% - Drinking water within premises 10% 12% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 2% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 99% 98% - Use banking services 6% 27% - Television 32% 29% - Mobile phone 14% 21% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 6% 9% - Car / jeep / van 1% 0% - None of these assets 13% 28% - Own their home 98% 96% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Bahtarai? ■ Bahtarai · ■ Takhatpur rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 71.3% 67.9% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 965 963 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1050 956 - Working population 50.1% 45.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 83.0% for men and 58.9% for women. 53% of men and 47% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 334 (25%) · ■ Farm labourers 557 (42%) · ■ Household industry 16 (1%) · ■ Other work 244 (18%) · ■ Marginal 191 (14%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Takhatpur - Chanadongri 3,049 people - Girdhauna 2,913 people - Chorbhatthi Kalan 2,854 people - Bandha 2,684 people - Sakarra 2,639 people - Chichirda 2,623 people - Parsada 2,541 people - Kodapuri 2,486 people All 176 villages in Takhatpur ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Bahtarai? 491340 - How far is Bahtarai from Bilaspur? 13 km by road - What is the population of Bahtarai? 2,677 (Census 2011) - Which district is Bahtarai in? Bilaspur district (Takhatpur sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Bahtarai? 71.3% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/bilaspur/takhatpur/bahtarai/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.