Village · Baloda, Janjgir - Champa # Birgahani Birgahani is a village in Baloda sub-district of Janjgir - Champa district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code 495559. The 2011 Census counted 1,588 people in 466 households, the 18th largest of 69 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 73.0%. - 1,588 people (2011) - 466 households - 76.5% literacy - 495559 PIN code ## Birgahani PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Birgahani is 495559. Birgahani falls in Baloda sub-district, Janjgir - Champa district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code 495559 - Gram panchayat Birgahani - Community development block Baloda - Census village code 436674 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Birgahani from nearby towns? - Baloda (sub-district HQ) 6 km by road - Janjgir (district HQ) 28 km by road - Baloda (nearest town) 6 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Birgahani? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Birgahani; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Health sub-centre In village · 1 - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Private bus service In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Baloda - ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Baloda - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Akaltara - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Dispensary 5–10 km - ○ Post office 5–10 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 5–10 km - ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km - ○ Public library 5–10 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 Birgahani known for? The main crops are paddy, tivra and olive. About 58% of the 314 hectares of village land is sown, and 2 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Birgahani Of every 100 households in Birgahani in 2011, 60 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 9 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Birgahani · ■ Baloda rural average - Electricity for lighting 60% 86% - Toilet within the home 4% 10% - No toilet (open defecation) 96% 90% - Tap water 0% 8% - Drinking water within premises 6% 8% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 1% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 98% - Use banking services 3% 21% - Television 5% 19% - Mobile phone 9% 15% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 4% 6% - Car / jeep / van 0% 0% - None of these assets 73% 40% - Own their home 98% 97% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Birgahani? ■ Birgahani · ■ Baloda rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 76.5% 73.0% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 934 983 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 852 968 - Working population 57.9% 58.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 88.3% for men and 64.1% for women. 57% of men and 59% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 4 (0%) · ■ Farm labourers 23 (2%) · ■ Other work 44 (5%) · ■ Marginal 849 (92%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Baloda - Kurma 1,780 people - Baksara 1,727 people - Nawgawan 1,678 people - Kandara 1,622 people - Hardibisal 1,583 people - Kerakachhar 1,575 people - Bhilai 1,540 people - Karmanda 1,534 people All 69 villages in Baloda ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Birgahani? 495559 - How far is Birgahani from Janjgir? 28 km by road - What is the population of Birgahani? 1,588 (Census 2011) - Which district is Birgahani in? Janjgir - Champa district (Baloda sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Birgahani? 76.5% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/janjgir-champa/baloda/birgahani/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.