# Bijhkot Village, Kartala, Korba (Chhattisgarh) – PIN Code

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Village · Kartala, Korba 

# Bijhkot

Bijhkot is a village in Kartala sub-district of Korba district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **491001**. The 2011 Census counted **529 people in 146 households**, the 104th largest of 121 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 69.5%.

- 529people (2011)
- 146households
- 69.2%literacy
- 491001PIN code

## Bijhkot PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Bijhkot is 491001.** Bijhkot falls in Kartala sub-district, Korba district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code491001
- Gram panchayatChainpur
- Community development blockKartala
- Census village code436512

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

## How far is Bijhkot from nearby towns?

- Kartala (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Korba (district HQ)43 km by road
- Korba (nearest town)43 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 Bijhkot?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Bijhkot; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Rampur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Kartala
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kartala
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)19 h summer · 22 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 Bijhkot known for?

The main crops are **paddy, pea nut and sesamum**. Products made here include dori oil and oil. About 25% of the 699 hectares of village land is sown, and 13 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 Bijhkot

Of every 100 households in Bijhkot in 2011, 85 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 16 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Bijhkot · ■ Kartala rural average

Electricity for lighting ****85%**

**81%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**10%

No toilet (open defecation) ****96%**

**90%

Tap water ****0%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****1%**

**8%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**98%

Use banking services ****13%**

**28%

Television ****12%**

**19%

Mobile phone ****16%**

**14%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**7%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****39%**

**39%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Bijhkot?

■ Bijhkot · ■ Kartala rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****69.2%**

**69.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1019**

**1002

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1211**

**997

Working population ****52.9%**

**51.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.6% for men and 59.7% for women. 58% of men and 48% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 72 (26%) · **■** Farm labourers 179 (64%) · **■** Household industry 15 (5%) · **■** Other work 13 (5%) · **■** Marginal 1 (0%)

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 Kartala

- Navalpur554 people
- Kharhari550 people
- Dhamnagudi537 people
- Patrapali530 people
- Kachhar515 people
- Bhelvagudi477 people
- Kapupahri466 people
- Bhada451 people

[All 122 villages in Kartala](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/korba/kartala/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Bijhkot?491001
- How far is Bijhkot from Korba?43 km by road
- What is the population of Bijhkot?529 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bijhkot in?Korba district (Kartala sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Bijhkot?69.2% (Census 2011)