Village · Bagbahra, Mahasamund
# Bagbahara Kalan

Bagbahara Kalan is a village in Bagbahra sub-district of Mahasamund district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code 492112. The 2011 Census counted 656 people in 172 households, the 113th largest of 235 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 65.9%.
- 656 people (2011)
- 172 households
- 69.3% literacy
- 492112 PIN code

## Bagbahara Kalan PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Bagbahara Kalan is 492112. Bagbahara Kalan falls in Bagbahra sub-district, Mahasamund district, Chhattisgarh.
- PIN code 492112
- Gram panchayat Bagbahara Kalan
- Community development block Bagbahara
- Census village code 446698

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Bagbahara Kalan from nearby towns?
- Bagbahara (sub-district HQ) 5 km by road
- Mahasamund (district HQ) 40 km by road
- Bagbahara (nearest town) 100 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Bagbahara Kalan?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Bagbahara Kalan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Bagbahara
- ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Bagbahara
- ○ ITI / vocational school 5–10 km · Bagbahara
- ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km
- ○ Dispensary 5–10 km
- ○ Post office 5–10 km
- ○ Railway station 5–10 km
- ○ ATM 5–10 km
- ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km
- ○ Public library 5–10 km

### Water and power
- Drinking water hand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011) 20 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 Bagbahara Kalan known for?

The main crops are paddy, black gram and wheat. About 44% of the 218 hectares of village land is sown, and 6 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Bagbahara Kalan

Of every 100 households in Bagbahara Kalan in 2011, 88 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 24 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Bagbahara Kalan · ■ Bagbahra rural average
- Electricity for lighting 88% 78%
- Toilet within the home 9% 16%
- No toilet (open defecation) 91% 84%
- Tap water 0% 6%
- Drinking water within premises 18% 6%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 1% 1%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 99% 98%
- Use banking services 51% 54%
- Television 20% 21%
- Mobile phone 24% 17%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 4% 7%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 0%
- None of these assets 30% 27%
- Own their home 98% 96%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Bagbahara Kalan?

■ Bagbahara Kalan · ■ Bagbahra rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 69.3% 65.9%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1018 1031
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1244 993
- Working population 50.0% 51.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.0% for men and 57.5% for women. 62% of men and 38% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 37 (11%) · ■ Farm labourers 241 (73%) · ■ Other work 28 (9%) · ■ Marginal 22 (7%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Bagbahra
- Tuhalu 671 people
- Palsipani 668 people
- Karhidih 663 people
- Mokha 661 people
- Bhimkhoj 656 people
- Gadaghat 654 people
- Kachhardih 653 people
- Kuliya 653 people

All 242 villages in Bagbahra

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Bagbahara Kalan? 492112
- How far is Bagbahara Kalan from Mahasamund? 40 km by road
- What is the population of Bagbahara Kalan? 656 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bagbahara Kalan in? Mahasamund district (Bagbahra sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Bagbahara Kalan? 69.3% (Census 2011)

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