Village · Poundi-Uproda, Korba # Bijhra Bijhra is a village in Poundi-Uproda sub-district of Korba district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code 495445. The 2011 Census counted 2,472 people in 573 households, the 10th largest of 209 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 57.2%. - 2,472 people (2011) - 573 households - 66.9% literacy - 495445 PIN code ## Bijhra PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Bijhra is 495445. Bijhra falls in Poundi-Uproda sub-district, Korba district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code 495445 - Gram panchayat Bijhra - Community development block Pondiupraura - Census village code 436130 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Bijhra from nearby towns? - Poundi-Uproda (sub-district HQ) 24 km by road - Korba (district HQ) 57 km by road - Katghora (nearest town) 12 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Bijhra? 18 services counted by the Census are inside Bijhra; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Secondary school In village · 1 govt - ● Senior secondary school In village · 1 govt - ● Health sub-centre In village · 1 - ● Post office In village - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Private bus service In village - ● State highway In village - ● Agricultural credit society In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Weekly haat In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Community centre In village - ● Sports field In village - ● Public library In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Katghora - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Korba - ○ Primary health centre 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011) 18 h summer · 20 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Bijhra known for? The main crops are paddy, maize and kulthi. About 48% of the 514 hectares of village land is sown, and 7 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Bijhra Of every 100 households in Bijhra in 2011, 68 had electricity, 18 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 21 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Bijhra · ■ Poundi-Uproda rural average - Electricity for lighting 68% 37% - Toilet within the home 18% 9% - No toilet (open defecation) 82% 90% - Tap water 18% 6% - Drinking water within premises 28% 10% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 2% 1% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 98% 98% - Use banking services 62% 49% - Television 19% 8% - Mobile phone 21% 10% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 7% 5% - Car / jeep / van 1% 0% - None of these assets 38% 50% - Own their home 93% 96% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Bijhra? ■ Bijhra · ■ Poundi-Uproda rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 66.9% 57.2% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 973 985 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1042 987 - Working population 54.6% 51.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 79.0% for men and 54.3% for women. 57% of men and 52% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 217 (16%) · ■ Farm labourers 134 (10%) · ■ Household industry 18 (1%) · ■ Other work 121 (9%) · ■ Marginal 860 (64%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Poundi-Uproda - Pondi 2,807 people - Konkona 2,588 people - Pipariya 2,570 people - Lalpur 2,525 people - Kendai 2,467 people - Sakho 2,435 people - Lakhanpur 2,409 people - Rampur 2,025 people All 212 villages in Poundi-Uproda ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Bijhra? 495445 - How far is Bijhra from Korba? 57 km by road - What is the population of Bijhra? 2,472 (Census 2011) - Which district is Bijhra in? Korba district (Poundi-Uproda sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Bijhra? 66.9% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/korba/poundi-uproda/bijhra/ · Updated 2026-11-03 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.