Village · Farsabahar, Jashpur # Bhalumunda Bhalumunda is a village in Farsabahar sub-district of Jashpur district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code 496245. The 2011 Census counted 496 people in 105 households, the 69th largest of 99 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 66.4%. - 496 people (2011) - 105 households - 61.0% literacy - 496245 PIN code ## Bhalumunda PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Bhalumunda is 496245. Bhalumunda falls in Farsabahar sub-district, Jashpur district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code 496245 - Gram panchayat Koranga Mal - Community development block Pharsabahar - Census village code 434196 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Bhalumunda from nearby towns? - Farsabahar (sub-district HQ) 27 km by road - Jashpur Nagar (district HQ) 95 km by road - Raigarh (nearest town) 111 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Bhalumunda? 9 services counted by the Census are inside Bhalumunda; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 2 govt - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Private bus service In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Mandi / regular market In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Tumla - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Kunkuri - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Tapkara - ○ Primary health centre 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office 10+ km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Bhalumunda known for? The main crops are paddy, pigeon pea and black gram. About 53% of the 295 hectares of village land is sown, and 4 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Bhalumunda Of every 100 households in Bhalumunda in 2011, 35 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 3 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Bhalumunda · ■ Farsabahar rural average - Electricity for lighting 35% 43% - Toilet within the home 1% 9% - No toilet (open defecation) 99% 90% - Tap water 1% 2% - Drinking water within premises 0% 7% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 2% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 98% - Use banking services 14% 31% - Television 5% 9% - Mobile phone 3% 16% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 5% 6% - Car / jeep / van 0% 1% - None of these assets 26% 33% - Own their home 99% 96% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Bhalumunda? ■ Bhalumunda · ■ Farsabahar rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 61.0% 66.4% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1067 1028 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1031 992 - Working population 60.9% 54.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 72.1% for men and 50.7% for women. 62% of men and 60% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 5 (2%) · ■ Farm labourers 292 (97%) · ■ Other work 5 (2%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Farsabahar - Suijor 557 people - Samdama 553 people - Tikli Baro Para 531 people - Lakarghara 516 people - Saraitoli 475 people - Khutsera 474 people - Bamhanmara 473 people - Semartal 472 people All 99 villages in Farsabahar ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Bhalumunda? 496245 - How far is Bhalumunda from Jashpur Nagar? 95 km by road - What is the population of Bhalumunda? 496 (Census 2011) - Which district is Bhalumunda in? Jashpur district (Farsabahar sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Bhalumunda? 61.0% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/jashpur/farsabahar/bhalumunda/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.