Village · Akaltara, Janjgir - Champa # Bargawan Bargawan is a village in Akaltara sub-district of Janjgir - Champa district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code 495552. The 2011 Census counted 2,526 people in 585 households, the 22nd largest of 79 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 73.1%. - 2,526 people (2011) - 585 households - 77.0% literacy - 495552 PIN code ## Bargawan PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Bargawan is 495552. Bargawan falls in Akaltara sub-district, Janjgir - Champa district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code 495552 - Gram panchayat Bargawan - Community development block Akaltara - Census village code 436642 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Bargawan from nearby towns? - Akaltara (sub-district HQ) 5 km by road - Janjgir (district HQ) 26 km by road - Akaltara (nearest town) 5 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Bargawan? 15 services counted by the Census are inside Bargawan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 2 govt - ● Middle school In village · 2 govt - ● Secondary school In village · 1 govt · 1 private - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Private bus service In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road 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 under 5 km · Akaltara - ○ Degree college under 5 km · Akaltara - ○ ITI / vocational school under 5 km · Akaltara - ○ Primary health centre under 5 km - ○ Dispensary under 5 km - ○ Railway station under 5 km - ○ ATM under 5 km - ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km - ○ Mandi / regular market under 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking water treated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011) 24 h summer · 24 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Bargawan known for? The main crops are paddy, wheat and tivra. About 64% of the 339 hectares of village land is sown, and 170 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Bargawan Of every 100 households in Bargawan in 2011, 93 had electricity, 20 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 16 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Bargawan · ■ Akaltara rural average - Electricity for lighting 93% 85% - Toilet within the home 20% 15% - No toilet (open defecation) 80% 85% - Tap water 10% 13% - Drinking water within premises 8% 14% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 2% 4% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 98% 96% - Use banking services 15% 22% - Television 18% 29% - Mobile phone 16% 22% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 5% 9% - Car / jeep / van 0% 1% - None of these assets 45% 35% - Own their home 94% 94% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Bargawan? ■ Bargawan · ■ Akaltara rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 77.0% 73.1% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 961 959 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 932 983 - Working population 47.8% 51.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 89.5% for men and 64.2% for women. 52% of men and 44% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 62 (5%) · ■ Farm labourers 184 (15%) · ■ Household industry 12 (1%) · ■ Other work 102 (8%) · ■ Marginal 848 (70%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Akaltara - Sonsari 2,693 people - Karumahu 2,650 people - Pauna 2,612 people - Kotgarh 2,551 people - Murlidih 2,496 people - Raseda 2,404 people - Amartal 2,241 people - Padariya 2,177 people All 81 villages in Akaltara ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Bargawan? 495552 - How far is Bargawan from Janjgir? 26 km by road - What is the population of Bargawan? 2,526 (Census 2011) - Which district is Bargawan in? Janjgir - Champa district (Akaltara sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Bargawan? 77.0% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/janjgir-champa/akaltara/bargawan/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.