Village · Akaltara, Janjgir - Champa # Buchihardi Buchihardi is a village in Akaltara sub-district of Janjgir - Champa district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code 495559. The 2011 Census counted 1,892 people in 464 households, the 34th largest of 79 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 73.1%. - 1,892 people (2011) - 464 households - 70.6% literacy - 495559 PIN code ## Buchihardi PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Buchihardi is 495559. Buchihardi falls in Akaltara sub-district, Janjgir - Champa district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code 495559 - Gram panchayat Buchihardi - Community development block Akaltara - Census village code 436664 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Buchihardi from nearby towns? - Akaltara (sub-district HQ) 14 km by road - Janjgir (district HQ) 25 km by road - Baloda (nearest town) 4 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Buchihardi? 9 services counted by the Census are inside Buchihardi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Private bus service In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Balauda - ○ Degree college under 5 km · Baloda - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Akaltara - ○ Primary health centre under 5 km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office 10+ km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop 5–10 km - ○ Mandi / regular market under 5 km - ○ Public library under 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand 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. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Buchihardi known for? The main crops are paddy, tivra and wheat. About 62% of the 288 hectares of village land is sown, and 26 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Buchihardi Of every 100 households in Buchihardi in 2011, 91 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 9 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Buchihardi · ■ Akaltara rural average - Electricity for lighting 91% 85% - Toilet within the home 5% 15% - No toilet (open defecation) 95% 85% - Tap water 3% 13% - Drinking water within premises 5% 14% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 4% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 99% 96% - Use banking services 8% 22% - Television 13% 29% - Mobile phone 9% 22% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 2% 9% - Car / jeep / van 0% 1% - None of these assets 62% 35% - Own their home 97% 94% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Buchihardi? ■ Buchihardi · ■ Akaltara rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 70.6% 73.1% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 961 959 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1085 983 - Working population 46.9% 51.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 81.8% for men and 58.7% for women. 50% of men and 44% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 194 (22%) · ■ Farm labourers 535 (60%) · ■ Household industry 17 (2%) · ■ Other work 28 (3%) · ■ Marginal 113 (13%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Akaltara - Sankar 1,971 people - Arasmeta 1,938 people - Latiya 1,920 people - Pakariya 1,911 people - Akaltari 1,751 people - Parsahi 1,659 people - Banahil 1,629 people - Bhaisatara 1,602 people All 81 villages in Akaltara ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Buchihardi? 495559 - How far is Buchihardi from Janjgir? 25 km by road - What is the population of Buchihardi? 1,892 (Census 2011) - Which district is Buchihardi in? Janjgir - Champa district (Akaltara sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Buchihardi? 70.6% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/janjgir-champa/akaltara/buchihardi/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.