# Butkachhar Village, Farsabahar, Jashpur (Chhattisgarh)

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Village · Farsabahar, Jashpur 

# Butkachhar

Butkachhar is a village in Farsabahar sub-district of Jashpur district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **496227**. The 2011 Census counted **350 people in 92 households**, the 84th largest of 99 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 59.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 66.4%.

- 350people (2011)
- 92households
- 59.1%literacy
- 496227PIN code

## Butkachhar PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Butkachhar is 496227.** Butkachhar falls in Farsabahar sub-district, Jashpur district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code496227
- Gram panchayatKohpani
- Community development blockPharsabahar
- Census village code434136

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Butkachhar from nearby towns?

- Farsabahar (sub-district HQ)29 km by road
- Jashpur Nagar (district HQ)65 km by road
- Jharsuguda (nearest town)98 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Butkachhar?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Butkachhar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Kersai
- ○Degree college10+ km · Tapkara
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Tapkara
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Butkachhar known for?

The main crops are **paddy, kodo and maize**. About 45% of the 288 hectares of village land is sown, and 17 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Butkachhar

Of every 100 households in Butkachhar in 2011, 30 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 20 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Butkachhar · ■ Farsabahar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****30%**

**43%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**9%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**90%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**7%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**98%

Use banking services ****21%**

**31%

Television ****8%**

**9%

Mobile phone ****20%**

**16%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****37%**

**33%

Own their home ****99%**

**96%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Butkachhar?

■ Butkachhar · ■ Farsabahar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****59.1%**

**66.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****966**

**1028

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****829**

**992

Working population ****61.4%**

**54.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 72.0% for men and 46.2% for women. 63% of men and 60% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 59 (27%) · **■** Farm labourers 4 (2%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 6 (3%) · **■** Marginal 144 (67%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Farsabahar

- Mundadih380 people
- Bardih376 people
- Sanko354 people
- Mrigkhol352 people
- Bandhatoli335 people
- Korchikani333 people
- Kohpani328 people
- Masarighat316 people

[All 99 villages in Farsabahar](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/jashpur/farsabahar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Butkachhar?496227
- How far is Butkachhar from Jashpur Nagar?65 km by road
- What is the population of Butkachhar?350 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Butkachhar in?Jashpur district (Farsabahar sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Butkachhar?59.1% (Census 2011)