Village · Takhatpur, Bilaspur # Bel Pan Bel Pan is a village in Takhatpur sub-district of Bilaspur district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code 491557. The 2011 Census counted 1,733 people in 370 households, the 48th largest of 174 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 58.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 67.9%. - 1,733 people (2011) - 370 households - 58.5% literacy - 491557 PIN code ## Bel Pan PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Bel Pan is 491557. Bel Pan falls in Takhatpur sub-district, Bilaspur district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code 491557 - Gram panchayat Bel Pan - Community development block Takhatpur - Census village code 438558 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Bel Pan from nearby towns? - Takhatpur (sub-district HQ) 10 km by road - Bilaspur (district HQ) 40 km by road - Takhatpur (nearest town) 10 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Bel Pan? 19 services counted by the Census are inside Bel Pan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 2 govt - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Secondary school In village · 1 govt - ● Primary health centre In village · 1 · 1 doctors - ● Health sub-centre In village · 1 - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Private bus service In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Commercial bank In village - ● Agricultural credit society In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Weekly haat In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Community centre In village - ● Sports field In village - ● Public library In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Takhatpur - ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Takhatpur - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Padariya - ○ Dispensary 5–10 km - ○ Post office 5–10 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 5–10 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking water untreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011) 4 h summer · 6 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Bel Pan known for? The main crops are paddy, tivra and wheat. Products made here include broom and iron tools. About 60% of the 593 hectares of village land is sown, and 212 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Bel Pan Of every 100 households in Bel Pan in 2011, 73 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 4 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Bel Pan · ■ Takhatpur rural average - Electricity for lighting 73% 88% - Toilet within the home 7% 13% - No toilet (open defecation) 93% 87% - Tap water 1% 15% - Drinking water within premises 8% 12% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 2% 2% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 98% 98% - Use banking services 10% 27% - Television 32% 29% - Mobile phone 4% 21% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 6% 9% - Car / jeep / van 0% 0% - None of these assets 37% 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 Bel Pan? ■ Bel Pan · ■ Takhatpur rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 58.5% 67.9% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1068 963 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 981 956 - Working population 43.3% 45.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 71.7% for men and 46.4% for women. 54% of men and 34% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 177 (24%) · ■ Farm labourers 422 (56%) · ■ Household industry 6 (1%) · ■ Other work 51 (7%) · ■ Marginal 95 (13%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Takhatpur - Khajuri 1,822 people - Sambalpuri 1,807 people - Belsara 1,789 people - Joki 1,735 people - Tanda 1,708 people - Muru 1,706 people - Siltara 1,682 people - Rajpur 1,656 people All 176 villages in Takhatpur ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Bel Pan? 491557 - How far is Bel Pan from Bilaspur? 40 km by road - What is the population of Bel Pan? 1,733 (Census 2011) - Which district is Bel Pan in? Bilaspur district (Takhatpur sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Bel Pan? 58.5% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/bilaspur/takhatpur/bel-pan/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.