# Bhikhampur Village, Sahaspur Lohara, Kabeerdham (Chhattisgarh)

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Village · Sahaspur Lohara, Kabeerdham 

# Bhikhampur

Bhikhampur is a village in Sahaspur Lohara sub-district of Kabeerdham district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **491336**. The 2011 Census counted **167 people in 34 households**, the 176th largest of 187 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 61.7%.

- 167people (2011)
- 34households
- 63.7%literacy
- 491336PIN code

## Bhikhampur PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Bhikhampur is 491336.** Bhikhampur falls in Sahaspur Lohara sub-district, Kabeerdham district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code491336
- Gram panchayatKohadiya
- Community development blockSahaspur Lohara
- Census village code439742

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

## How far is Bhikhampur from nearby towns?

- Sahaspur Lohara (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Kawardha (district HQ)32 km by road
- Than-Khamharia (nearest town)5 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 Bhikhampur?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Bhikhampur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Khamariya
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Khamhariya
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kawardha
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 18 h winter

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 Bhikhampur known for?

The main crops are **paddy, soyabean and gram**. About 80% of the 118 hectares of village land is sown, and 53 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 Bhikhampur

Of every 100 households in Bhikhampur in 2011, 95 had electricity, 16 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 22 had a mobile phone, 22 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Bhikhampur · ■ Sahaspur Lohara rural average

Electricity for lighting ****95%**

**86%

Toilet within the home ****16%**

**7%

No toilet (open defecation) ****84%**

**93%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

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

**9%

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

**1%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****70%**

**71%

Television ****40%**

**23%

Mobile phone ****22%**

**24%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****22%**

**10%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****22%**

**28%

Own their home ****95%**

**97%

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 Bhikhampur?

■ Bhikhampur · ■ Sahaspur Lohara rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****63.7%**

**61.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1012**

**1009

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****750**

**991

Working population ****53.3%**

**51.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.7% for men and 46.7% for women. 63% of men and 44% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 24 (27%) · **■** Farm labourers 62 (70%) · **■** Other work 2 (2%) · **■** Marginal 1 (1%)

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 Sahaspur Lohara

- Bhainsbod184 people
- Bhimpuri183 people
- Deodahra173 people
- Khapri171 people
- Uslapur159 people
- Padakipara150 people
- Pircha Tola141 people
- Bigarbharri138 people

[All 197 villages in Sahaspur Lohara](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/kabeerdham/sahaspur-lohara/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Bhikhampur?491336
- How far is Bhikhampur from Kawardha?32 km by road
- What is the population of Bhikhampur?167 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bhikhampur in?Kabeerdham district (Sahaspur Lohara sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Bhikhampur?63.7% (Census 2011)
