Village · Baloda, Janjgir - Champa # Bhilai Bhilai is a village in Baloda sub-district of Janjgir - Champa district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code 495559. The 2011 Census counted 1,540 people in 376 households, the 21st largest of 69 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 73.0%. - 1,540 people (2011) - 376 households - 74.7% literacy - 495559 PIN code ## Bhilai PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Bhilai is 495559. Bhilai falls in Baloda sub-district, Janjgir - Champa district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code 495559 - Gram panchayat Bhilai - Community development block Baloda - Census village code 436675 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Bhilai from nearby towns? - Baloda (sub-district HQ) 3 km by road - Janjgir (district HQ) 23 km by road - Baloda (nearest town) 3 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Bhilai? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Bhilai; 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 - ● State highway In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Sports field In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Baloda - ○ Degree college under 5 km · Baloda - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Akaltara - ○ Primary health centre under 5 km - ○ Dispensary under 5 km - ○ Post office under 5 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM under 5 km - ○ Commercial bank under 5 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) 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 Bhilai known for? The main crops are gram, tivra and wheat. About 73% of the 378 hectares of village land is sown, and 21 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Bhilai Of every 100 households in Bhilai in 2011, 90 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 20 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Bhilai · ■ Baloda rural average - Electricity for lighting 90% 86% - Toilet within the home 7% 10% - No toilet (open defecation) 93% 90% - Tap water 0% 8% - Drinking water within premises 7% 8% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 1% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 98% - Use banking services 41% 21% - Television 20% 19% - Mobile phone 20% 15% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 8% 6% - Car / jeep / van 0% 0% - None of these assets 39% 40% - Own their home 99% 97% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Bhilai? ■ Bhilai · ■ Baloda rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 74.7% 73.0% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 967 983 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1016 968 - Working population 52.1% 58.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 87.4% for men and 61.4% for women. 59% of men and 45% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 206 (26%) · ■ Farm labourers 100 (12%) · ■ Household industry 32 (4%) · ■ Other work 92 (11%) · ■ Marginal 372 (46%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Baloda - Kandara 1,622 people - Birgahani 1,588 people - Hardibisal 1,583 people - Kerakachhar 1,575 people - Karmanda 1,534 people - Ponch 1,483 people - Beltukri 1,337 people - Parsada 1,290 people All 69 villages in Baloda ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Bhilai? 495559 - How far is Bhilai from Janjgir? 23 km by road - What is the population of Bhilai? 1,540 (Census 2011) - Which district is Bhilai in? Janjgir - Champa district (Baloda sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Bhilai? 74.7% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/janjgir-champa/baloda/bhilai/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.