# Bhikhampur Village, Nawagarh, Durg (Chhattisgarh) – PIN Code

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Village · Nawagarh, Durg 

# Bhikhampur

Bhikhampur is a village in Nawagarh sub-district of Durg district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **491340**. The 2011 Census counted **395 people in 97 households**, the 161st largest of 185 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 68.0%.

- 395people (2011)
- 97households
- 68.0%literacy
- 491340PIN code

## Bhikhampur PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Bhikhampur is 491340.** Bhikhampur falls in Nawagarh sub-district, Durg district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code491340
- Gram panchayatPaunsari
- Community development blockNawagarh
- Census village code441871

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

## How far is Bhikhampur from nearby towns?

- Nawagarh (sub-district HQ)28 km by road
- Durg (district HQ)142 km by road
- Nawagarh (nearest town)28 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 Bhikhampur?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Badnash
- ○Degree college10+ km · Nawagarh
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Maro
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 20 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 Bhikhampur known for?

The main crops are **paddy, wheat and gram**. About 83% of the 152 hectares of village land is sown, and 6 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 Bhikhampur

Of every 100 households in Bhikhampur in 2011, 100 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 12 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Bhikhampur · ■ Nawagarh rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**76%

Toilet within the home ****9%**

**6%

No toilet (open defecation) ****91%**

**94%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**8%

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

**1%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****47%**

**35%

Television ****31%**

**22%

Mobile phone ****12%**

**24%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****20%**

**39%

Own their home ****93%**

**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 Bhikhampur?

■ Bhikhampur · ■ Nawagarh rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****68.0%**

**68.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****846**

**994

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**971

Working population ****45.8%**

**49.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.0% for men and 53.5% for women. 54% of men and 36% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 136 (75%) · **■** Farm labourers 17 (9%) · **■** Other work 10 (6%) · **■** Marginal 18 (10%)

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 Nawagarh

- Lalpur447 people
- Piraiya439 people
- Salheghori425 people
- Risa Amli419 people
- Dharampura381 people
- Dawanadih380 people
- Bhimpuri374 people
- Jogipur371 people

[All 185 villages in Nawagarh](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/durg/nawagarh/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Bhikhampur?491340
- How far is Bhikhampur from Durg?142 km by road
- What is the population of Bhikhampur?395 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bhikhampur in?Durg district (Nawagarh sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Bhikhampur?68.0% (Census 2011)