Village · Baloda, Janjgir - Champa # Bokrel Bokrel is a village in Baloda sub-district of Janjgir - Champa district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code 496338. The 2011 Census counted 1,121 people in 256 households, the 35th largest of 69 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 73.0%. - 1,121 people (2011) - 256 households - 80.2% literacy - 496338 PIN code ## Bokrel PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Bokrel is 496338. Bokrel falls in Baloda sub-district, Janjgir - Champa district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code 496338 - Gram panchayat Bokrel - Community development block Baloda - Census village code 436706 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Bokrel from nearby towns? - Baloda (sub-district HQ) 10 km by road - Janjgir (district HQ) 26 km by road - Baloda (nearest town) 10 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Bokrel? 8 services counted by the Census are inside Bokrel; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● 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 - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Ghanthadawari - ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Baloda - ○ 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, 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 Bokrel known for? The main crops are paddy, tivra and linseed. About 55% of the 371 hectares of village land is sown, and 175 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Bokrel Of every 100 households in Bokrel in 2011, 99 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 10 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Bokrel · ■ Baloda rural average - Electricity for lighting 99% 86% - Toilet within the home 9% 10% - No toilet (open defecation) 91% 90% - Tap water 0% 8% - Drinking water within premises 8% 8% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 1% 1% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 99% 98% - Use banking services 12% 21% - Television 16% 19% - Mobile phone 10% 15% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 2% 6% - Car / jeep / van 0% 0% - None of these assets 34% 40% - Own their home 97% 97% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Bokrel? ■ Bokrel · ■ Baloda rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 80.2% 73.0% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 956 983 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 987 968 - Working population 71.4% 58.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 89.6% for men and 70.5% for women. 72% of men and 71% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 80 (10%) · ■ Farm labourers 42 (5%) · ■ Other work 29 (4%) · ■ Marginal 649 (81%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Baloda - Purena 1,153 people - Gatwa 1,130 people - Korbi 1,128 people - Dhorla 1,123 people - Angarkhar 1,082 people - Nawagoan 1,081 people - Orai Khurd 1,068 people - Junnadih 1,062 people All 69 villages in Baloda ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Bokrel? 496338 - How far is Bokrel from Janjgir? 26 km by road - What is the population of Bokrel? 1,121 (Census 2011) - Which district is Bokrel in? Janjgir - Champa district (Baloda sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Bokrel? 80.2% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/janjgir-champa/baloda/bokrel/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.