# Bicharpur Village, Sahaspur Lohara, Kabeerdham (Chhattisgarh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/kabeerdham/sahaspur-lohara/bicharpur/ Village · Sahaspur Lohara, Kabeerdham # Bicharpur Bicharpur is a village in Sahaspur Lohara sub-district of Kabeerdham district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **496116**. The 2011 Census counted **822 people in 172 households**, the 73rd largest of 187 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 61.7%. - 822people (2011) - 172households - 61.7%literacy - 496116PIN code ## Bicharpur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Bicharpur is 496116.** Bicharpur falls in Sahaspur Lohara sub-district, Kabeerdham district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code496116 - Gram panchayatBicharpur - Community development blockSahaspur Lohara - Census village code439622 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Bicharpur from nearby towns? - Sahaspur Lohara (sub-district HQ)7 km by road - Kawardha (district HQ)29 km by road - Sahaspur-Lohara (nearest town)7 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 Bicharpur? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Bicharpur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Silheri - ○Degree college5–10 km · Sahaspur Lohara - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kawardha - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 20 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 Bicharpur known for? The main crops are **paddy, soyabean and gram**. About 84% of the 373 hectares of village land is sown, and 46 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 Bicharpur Of every 100 households in Bicharpur in 2011, 94 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 6 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Bicharpur · ■ Sahaspur Lohara rural average Electricity for lighting ****94%** **86% Toilet within the home ****2%** **7% No toilet (open defecation) ****98%** **93% Tap water ****1%** **6% Drinking water within premises ****1%** **9% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%** **1% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%** **99% Use banking services ****66%** **71% Television ****31%** **23% Mobile phone ****6%** **24% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****9%** **10% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****29%** **28% Own their home ****99%** **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 Bicharpur? ■ Bicharpur · ■ Sahaspur Lohara rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****61.7%** **61.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1086** **1009 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1067** **991 Working population ****42.2%** **51.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 74.9% for men and 49.7% for women. 50% of men and 35% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ****** **■** Cultivators 77 (22%) · **■** Farm labourers 243 (70%) · **■** Other work 27 (8%) 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 - Bachedi864 people - Bijabairagi858 people - Tatikasa842 people - Singapur825 people - Gangpur816 people - Karahi803 people - Singarpur800 people - Ragra797 people [All 197 villages in Sahaspur Lohara](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/kabeerdham/sahaspur-lohara/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Bicharpur?496116 - How far is Bicharpur from Kawardha?29 km by road - What is the population of Bicharpur?822 (Census 2011) - Which district is Bicharpur in?Kabeerdham district (Sahaspur Lohara sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Bicharpur?61.7% (Census 2011)